授権|じゅけんjuken
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbauthorization; authorisation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 授権する（じゅけんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 授権します（じゅけんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 授権しない（じゅけんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 授権しません（じゅけんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 授権せず・授権せぬ（じゅけんせず・じゅけんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 授権した（じゅけんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 授権しました（じゅけんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 授権しなかった（じゅけんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 授権しませんでした（じゅけんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 授権して（じゅけんして） |
| Potential | 授権できる（じゅけんできる） |
| Passive | 授権される（じゅけんされる） |
| Causative | 授権させる（じゅけんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 授権させられる（じゅけんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 授権すれば（じゅけんすれば） |
| tara | 授権したら（じゅけんしたら） |
| Volitional | 授権しよう（じゅけんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 授権しましょう（じゅけんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 授権しろ（じゅけんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Relatedお墨付きおすみつきCasualColloquial: an endorsement or seal of approval from someone with authority; stresses a weighty figure's personal guarantee, and is more informal than 「授権」.
- Related認可にんかFormalFormal: official approval granted after review by an authority; more administrative in flavor than 「授権」, which is about conferring authority itself.
- Related許可きょかNeutralNeutral, everyday word for allowing someone to do something; it can also confer the matching authority, while 「授権」 centers on handing authority to another.
- Related承認しょうにんWrittenWritten prose: recognizing something as legitimate and consenting to it; leans toward approval processes rather than conferring authority like 「授権」.
- Related認定にんていFormalFormal: officially confirming a fact or qualification after examination; result-oriented, unlike 「授権」, which is the act of granting authority.
- Related公認こうにんFormalFormal: formal recognition by officials or the public, as in 「公認候補」; about being officially acknowledged, not about granting authority.
- Related免許めんきょFormalFormal: official permission lifting a general ban, typically a license such as 「運転免許」; not used for delegating authority like 「授権」.
- Antonym剥奪はくだつFormalFormal: forcibly stripping someone of rights or privileges; the direct opposite of 「授権」, which grants authority.
- Antonym奪権WrittenWritten and rare: seizing power or authority. It is the antonym of 「授権」 only in the narrow sense of taking power versus granting it.
Use 「授権」 to grant someone authority; it leans legal, as in 「授権資本」 and 「授権規定」. For simply allowing an action, pick 「許可」; for official approval, 「認可」. The opposite of granting authority is 「剥奪」, stripping it away.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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