こうし
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, transitive)
1. use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
If you just exercised it, everyone would obey you, and yet...
Pitch accent
こ
うし
Composed of
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
use of (military) force
exercise of a right
Examples (7 in total)
I exercise my rights.
I wish to exercise my right to remain silent.
The use of military force should be avoided.
Can you justify the use of violence?
Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
If you just exercised it, everyone would obey you, and yet...
The union exerts a dominant influence on the conservative party.