けんい
Meanings
Noun
1. authority; power; influence; prestige
They were trying to maintain that authority.
2. (an) authority (on); expert
Apparently he's an authority on that operation.
Pitch accent
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んい
Composed of
right (to do something); authority; power
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
an authority
authoritarianism
authoritarian
Examples (24 in total)
He is a great authority on economics.
He is an authority on criminal law.
It also carries a certain amount of authority.
He is an authority on the humanities.
For the boy, his father represented authority.
They were trying to maintain that authority.
He is an authority on China.
My brother's an authority on philosophy.
The students revolted against authority.
Napoleon was a man of authority.
That professor is an authority on Shakespeare.
The scholar is an authority on fiscal policy.
Apparently he's an authority on that operation.
I am something of an authority on the matter of being a nuisance.
It's probably staged to boost the king's authority.
She is known as an authority in this field.
By what authority do you order me to do this?
Conversely, there will also be those who try to exploit the king's authority.
I don't know who has the highest authority in Japanese grammar.
The doctor is a great authority on children's diseases.
Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.
In 1995, Andou received architecture's most prestigious award.
The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.