権 – authority, power, rights

15 strokesTaught in grade 6#156 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 権 means authority, power, rights. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケン、ゴン (ken, gon); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おもり、かり、はか.る (omori, kari, hakaru). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケン	ken
On’yomi	ゴン	gon
Kun’yomi	おもり	omori
Kun’yomi	かり	kari
Kun’yomi	はか.る	hakaru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 矢・木・隹・乞.

Words using 権

権利けんりright権力けんりょく(political) power権威けんいauthority権限けんげんpower特権とっけんprivilege棄権きけんabstention (from voting)政権せいけん(political) administration主権しゅけんsovereignty

Example sentences

あなたにはそこに行く権利がない。

You have no right to go there.

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王は権力を奪われた。

The king was shorn of his power.

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学生たちは権威に反抗した。

The students revolted against authority.

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Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機査案村果格検校構木条楽

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