けんりょく
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. (political) power; authority; influence
With power comes responsibility.
Pitch accent
け
んりょく
Composed of
right (to do something); authority; power
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
powerful person; influential person
power of the state; government authority
lust for power
position of power
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
public power; governmental authority
political force
authoritarianism
centre of (political) power
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
Examples (21 in total)
The king was shorn of his power.
The king was deprived of his power.
With power comes responsibility.