JLPT N1 · Noun

権力 (kenryoku)

権力 (けんりょく, kenryoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “(political) power; authority”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: けんりょく
Romaji: kenryoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

(political) power; authority; influence · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

王は権力を奪われた。

The king was shorn of his power.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 権力

権

authority, power, rightsケン・ゴン・おもり・かり · 15 strokes

力

power, strength, strongリョク・リキ・ちから · 2 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 権力.

権利けんりright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力ちからforce実力じつりょく(real) ability協力きょうりょくcooperation強力きょうりょくpowerful魅力みりょくcharm努力どりょくeffort能力のうりょくability

Source: JMdict entry 1258220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.