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JLPT N1 · Noun

権威 (keni)

権威 (けんい, keni) is a Japanese noun meaning “authority; power”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
けんい
Romaji
keni
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. authority; power; influence; prestige · noun
  2. (an) authority (on); expert · noun

Example sentences

学生たちは権威に反抗した。
The students revolted against authority.
Tatoeba #184305
その建築家は権威ある賞を受賞したことを自慢した。
The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award.
Tatoeba #211053
その教授はシェイクスピアの権威である。
That professor is an authority on Shakespeare.
Tatoeba #211402

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

Kanji in 権威

権
authority, power, rightsケン・ゴン・おもり・かり · 15 strokes
威
intimidate, dignity, majestyイ・おど.す・おど.し · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 権威.

権利けんりright権力けんりょく(political) power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威張るいばるto put on airs威力いりょくpower

Source: JMdict entry 1258090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.