権利|けんりkenri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounright; privilege
- Synonym権けんNeutralMostly a suffix naming specific rights, as in 「選挙権」「著作権」「発言権」; fits both speech and writing but rarely stands alone.
- Related資格しかくNeutralThe conditions or status needed to do something, as in 「受験資格」; stresses being qualified, while 「権利」stresses what the law guarantees you may do.
- Related権能けんのうWrittenWritten legal term for the power or authority to claim and exercise rights; everyday speech uses 「権限」or 「権利」instead.
- Antonym義務ぎむNeutralA duty one must fulfill, as in 「納税の義務」; the direct opposite that pairs with 「権利」.
Use 「権利」for things the law guarantees you may do; specific rights usually take the suffix 「~権」. Use 「資格」for being qualified to do something, 「権能」in formal legal prose for authority to exercise rights, and 「義務」for the corresponding duty.
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