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N3Kanji

権

right; authority; power. Rights (権利), human rights (人権), authority (権力)

Readings

On
ケン

Examples

権利（けんり）、人権（じんけん）、権力（けんりょく）、著作権（ちょさくけん）

rights, human rights, power, copyright

Note

Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (right; authority; power. Rights (権利)). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages.

Questions that use this word

N3 4 · N2 4

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N2N2 漢字

    「三権分立」の意味は？

    Answer: 立法・行政・司法の権力を分離する原則

  • N2N2 漢字

    「分権」の意味は？

    Answer: 権力を分散させること

  • N2N2 漢字

    「集権」の意味は？

    Answer: 権力を中央に集中させること

  • N2N2 漢字

    「三権分立」の意味は？（Session 07 復習）

    Answer: 立法・行政・司法の権力を分離する原則

  • N3N3 漢字

    「権利」の読み方は？

    Answer: けんり

  • N3N3 語彙

    「権利」の意味はどれですか？

    Answer: 右

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