Keyword
right (to do something)
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig613
Old form權
Readings
けん
(98%)
ごん
(1%)
Composed of
tree
cow head
one
old bird
Used in vocabulary (623 in total)
right; privilege
(political) power; authority; influence
power; authority; jurisdiction
right (to do something); authority; power
(political) administration; political power
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
privilege; special right
human rights; civil liberties
hegemony; leadership; initiative
powerful person; influential person
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
interest; rights; concession
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
authority; power; function
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
right of succession; right to the throne
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
(exercising) the right to command
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
power; influence
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
right to know; right to access information
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
territorial right; dominion
change of government; regime change
right to choose; a say; option
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
human rights organization; human rights organisation
autonomy; right of self-government
parental authority; parental rights; custody
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
power of the state; government authority
credit; claim
one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
suffrage; right to vote
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
current administration; present government
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
title deed; certificate of title
human rights situation; human rights condition
control of the air; air supremacy
under the ... administration; within the ... government
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
intellectual property rights; IP rights
right of management
bad debt; nonperforming loan
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
right of self defense; right of self defence
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
land owner; leaseholder
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
right to use; (the) use
discretion; discretionary power
dropping out; withdrawing; did not finish; DNF
rights to usage of one's likeness
policy statement; manifesto
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
leadership competition; power struggle
(have) jurisdiction over
to waive one's right; to waive a right
right to investigate; investigatory power
power base (of a government)
copyright; publishing rights
regent to the shogunate
United Nations Human Rights Council; UNHRC
public power; governmental authority
protection of human rights
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
sovereignty of the people
right of access; access permission; access right
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
civil rights
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
powerful family
right to be seeded; automatic qualification
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
ambassador plenipotentiary
(right of) permanent residence; permanent residency
suffrage; franchise
supreme authority
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
judicial power; jurisdiction
eligibility for election
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
control; control right
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
puppet government; puppet regime
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
civil rights movement (esp. American)
control of the sea; command of the sea
right to arrest; power of arrest
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
sales rights; distribution rights; marketing rights
copyright holder; copyright owner
scheme; stratagem; ploy
divine right (e.g. of kings)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; OHCHR
pride; haughtiness
heads of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
executive power; authority
private right
right of possession
exclusive right; sole right
right of use; user rights
copyright infringement; copyright violation; (software, etc.) piracy
access authorizations
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
complete power of attorney
military authority
property rights; right to own property
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
appointer; person with appointive power
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
broadcasting rights
equal rights among men and women
legislative power
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
political power struggle
disregard for human rights
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji period); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
authority; power
junior priest
parliamentary investigation rights
right of belligerency
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
power of money; financial influence
overbearing; imperious; domineering; peremptory
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
centralization of power; centralisation of power
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
power; authority
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
debt forgiveness; debt waiver
ecclesiastical authority; (church) educational authority; teacher's rights; teacher's authority
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
devolution; delegation of authority; transfer of power
territorial sovereignty
centre of (political) power
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
governmental authority
lease; leasehold; land-lease rights
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
conservative government; conservative administration
right of self-determination
sovereignty of the people
right to be forgotten; right to erasure
civil liberties
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
indigenous rights; aboriginal rights
exercise of a right
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
intellectual property rights
immunity from arrest (for Diet members, foreign diplomats, etc.); parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity; diplomatic immunity
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
fundamental right; fundamental human right
maternal rights
Convention on the Rights of the Child
right to organize (of workers); right to organise
political party in power
suppression of human rights
women's rights
money politics; plutocracy
sole custody; sole parental authority
cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation
the same rights; equal rights
creditor country; creditor nation
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
communist regime; communist government
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
parliamentary privilege
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
sovereignty of the people
arbitrary use of power
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
the theory of the divine right of kings
to infringe upon someone's right
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)
restoration of sovereignty
right to strike
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
exclusive distribution rights; exclusive sales rights; exclusive marketing rights
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
translation rights (to a book)
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
imperial authority; imperial prerogative; imperium
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
special-interest group
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
commercial supremacy; commercial rights
promotional or production rights
social right; economic right
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
concession hunter; profiteer
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
supreme military power
executive power; executive authority; power of enforcement; power of compulsory execution
civil rights
right to editorial freedom; editing rights
minister plenipotentiary
right to the pursuit of happiness
mining rights; mining concession; mineral rights
associate chief priest; deputy chief priest
origin of rights
right of pledge
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
right of publicity; personality rights
the right of innocent passage
right of or to independence
utility model right; innovation patent right
right to execute (a file); execute permission
natural right; right under natural law
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
supremacy; sovereignty
custody battle; custody dispute
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
real rights obtained by security
basic right; fundamental right
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
visitation rights
consular jurisdiction; jurisdiction of foreign consuls; right of a country's consul to try that country's citizens under its laws
human rights organization; human rights organisation
extension of women's rights
within the scope of authority
decentralization (of power); decentralisation
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
design right; right(s) to a design
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
real rights; rights in rem
right to strike
champion; (championship) title holder
copyrighted material; unauthorized derivative work
great and powerful person
to abandon one's rights
special rights; predominant rights
right to self-determination
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
copyrighted material; unauthorized derivative work
National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien
natural rights of man
infringing on the power of the sovereign
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
Convention on the Rights of the Child
owner of the rights to a patent; patentee; holder of a patent
data protection as a fundamental right
non-smokers' rights; right for nonsmokers to not be exposed to smoking in public space
property right to an estate; title
master license (recording)
reproduction right; right of reproduction; right to make copies
visitation rights; non-custodial parent's right of access
rights of the head of a family
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
beneficiary right
right to petition (the government)
rights of the head of a family
credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment; claim securing; receivables protection
copyright notice; copyright declaration
enabling act; Enabling Act (Germany, 1933); Ermächtigungsgesetz
authorization; authorisation
prospecting rights; mining claim
lien; right of retention
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
(prisoner's) right of private access to a lawyer
NTT permission-to-procure-a-phone-line
International League for Human Rights
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
copyrighted material; unauthorized derivative work
overbearing; imperious; domineering; peremptory
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
great power and high status; person with power and status
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
title match; championship bout
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; having clout; having (political) power
indispensable character
all rights reserved; copyright reserved
Convention on the Rights of the Child
striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
right to a view; right to enjoy scenery from one's living space
Bill of Rights (of England, 1689)
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
right of appeal
right to prior consideration
women's rights movement
security interest; security right; hypothec
company granted a concession; concessionaire
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
(rights to) industrial property
author's personal rights; moral rights
monarchical sovereignty
right of asylum
stockholder's right
United Nations Human Rights Council (abbr); UNHRC
distribution rights (to a film, etc.)
right to take legal action; right to take action
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
(movie) distribution rights
right to submit a bill to parliament
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
overbearing; imperious; domineering; peremptory
Convention on the Rights of the Child
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
right of publicity; personality rights
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
infringement of sovereignty
decentralization; decentralisation
right of preoccupancy
rights of authorship
theory of the divine right of kings
husband's marital rights
right of exclusion
right to introduce a bill
a usufructuary right
monopoly; exclusive right (to)
right to tenant farm in perpetuity
(aeronautical) beyond right
oil concession; drilling rights
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
authoritative sources
person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee
pre-emptive right (to subscribe for new shares)
public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)
lending rights (for copyrighted works under Japan's copyright law)
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
overstepping one's powers (competence, authority); abuse of one's legal authority; acting ultra vires
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
transfer certificate title (lot ownership certificates); deed of release
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
general release; quit claim agreement; waiver agreement
exclusive-distributorship; exclusive selling right
states' rights theory
droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)
privileged user; super user
export license, permit
organization to monitor human rights
infringement of intellectual property rights
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
right of recourse; right for redemption
right of recourse; right for redemption
exercise price (of an option)
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
privilege (e.g. "attorney-client privilege")
electronically recorded monetary claims (system for facilitating business loans)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
the law of obligations
digital rights; digitization rights; right to digitize a work
unit ownership (in a condominium or other multi-unit building); unit ownership rights
hot spring rights; right to make use of hot spring waters
linguistic rights
safe conduct (right)
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty
dealer's privilege (of being declared a winner in case of a tie)
right of way (e.g. in sailing)
legal capacity to hold rights
(prisoner's) right of private access to a lawyer
non-transferable personal right; inalienable rights
right to injunction; right to injunctive relief
right to injunction; right to injunctive relief
right to injunction; right to injunctive relief
opportuneness; timeliness; convenience
unauthorized proxy; unauthorized representation
incorporeal rights; intellectual property rights; right to intangible property
right to use one's name; one's identity
inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
court-initiated fact discovery
land use right (e.g. for condominium owners); right of site
adaptation rights; derivative rights
occupant (of unclaimed territory)
CO2 emission rights; right to emit greenhouse gases
right to make available for transmission; right to put one's work into transmissable form
Euscaphis japonica (species of tree)
Examples (200 in total)
That amounts to arbitrarily taking away students' freedom and rights.
Therefore, I have no right to make excuses.
I immediately yielded the right to speak to her.