国権|こっけんkokken[0]heiban (flat)
This browser can't play pronunciations (needs Safari 18.4 or later, or Chrome / Edge / Firefox).
Definitions
- nounpower of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym主権しゅけんFormalFormal. The state's supreme power, used both domestically and internationally, as in 「国民主権」「主権国家」; 「国権」 is the state power itself in constitutional terms.
- Synonym統治権とうちけんWrittenWritten register. A legal-scholarly term for the power to govern; 「国権」 is the state power as framed in the constitution, as in 「国権の最高機関」.
- Antonym民権みんけんNeutralWritten register. Civil rights — the rights of the people — standing opposite to 「国権」 as state power, as in 「自由民権運動」.
Use 「国権」 for the power of the state, as in 「国権の最高機関」 and 「国権の発動」. For where supreme power resides say 「主権」; in legal scholarship, 「統治権」. The opposite of 「国権」 is 「民権」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word


