権|けんken[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun (suffix), nounright (to do something)
   息子むすこは二人ふたりとも王位おうい継承けいしょう権けんがあると主張しゅちょうした。↗

   Both sons pretended to the throne.
2. noun, noun (suffix)authority; power

• Synonym権利けんりNeutralA right in the legal sense, as in 「権利を主張」. 「権」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「著作権」.
• Related権限けんげんNeutralRefers to the scope of one's authority or competence, as in 「権限がない」. 「権」 mostly appears as a suffix.
• Related権力けんりょくNeutralPolitical power or the power to dominate others, as in 「権力者」. 「権」 mostly appears as a suffix.
• Related権能けんのうWrittenWritten legal term for the capacity or function of a rights-holder to exercise rights. 「権」 mostly appears as a suffix, as in 「選挙権」.
• Antonym義務ぎむNeutralThe opposite of 「権」 in the rights-and-duties pairing: a duty or obligation one is bound to perform.

Use 「権」 mainly as a suffix naming a specific right, as in 「選挙権」 or 「著作権」. For rights in general say 「権利」; for the scope of one's authority, 「権限」; for political power, 「権力」. 「義務」 is the opposite: duty.

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1. (ケン) 古代こだいの分銅ふんどう。
2. (ケン) ～する権利けんり、～に関かんして自みずからの意思いしで処分しょぶんする権利けんりを有ゆうすること。