権 Kanji – authority
The Japanese kanji 権 can mean authority, power, rights.
Meaning and Readings
How is 権 read?
権 has the onyomi readings ケン, ゴン and the kunyomi readings おもり, かり, はかる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ken, gon, omori, kari, hakaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 権
These common Japanese words contain 権. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 越権（えっけん） — going beyond authority, unauthorized, unauthorised, ultra vires
- 既得権（きとくけん） — vested rights
- 棄権（きけん） — abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)
- 拒否権（きょひけん） — right of veto
- 権（けん） — right (to do something)
- 権威（けんい） — authority, power, influence, prestige
- 権益（けんえき） — (one's) interests
- 権限（けんげん） — power, authority, jurisdiction
- 権利（けんり） — right, privilege
- 権力（けんりょく） — (political) power, authority, influence