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Grade 6JLPT N3

authority, power, rights

15 strokes · frequency rank #156

On
ケン、ゴン
Kun
おもり、かり、はか.る

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Common words

  1. せいけん(political) administration; political power1
    • His regime is bound to collapse.

    • I'm opposed to political power being monopolized within a clique.

    • The obsolete regime is about to collapse.

  2. せんしゅけんchampionship; title (of champion)2
    • They will be fighting for the championship this time tomorrow.

    • He is sure to win the swimming championship.

    • He still holds the heavyweight title.

  3. じんけんhuman rights; civil liberties3
    • A scholar made an excellent speech about human rights.

    • No one can deprive of your human rights.

    • The assembly consisted of people concerned about human rights.

  4. けんりright; privilege4
    • You have no right to go there.

    • I exercise my rights.

    • The people deprived him of his rights.

  5. けんりょく(political) power; authority; influence5
    • The king was shorn of his power.

    • He succumbed to authority.

    • Power carries responsibility with it.

  6. さいけんcredit; claim6
    • Bonds together with some money was stolen.

    • The yield on the bond is 6%.

    • The debt-servicing cost on bonds will take up major portion of the budget.

  7. けんげんpower; authority; jurisdiction7
    • Who are you to tell me to get out?

    • The men have been shorn of their power.

    • The decision belongs to him.

  8. ゆうけんしゃ(eligible) voter; elector; constituent; the electorate8
    • That voter, Mary Johnson, turned out to be a Democrat.

    • Voters must not be corrupted.

    • In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.

  9. しゅけんsovereignty; supremacy; dominion9
    • Sovereignty resides in the people.

  10. けんいauthority; power; influence; prestige10
    • The students revolted against authority.

    • That professor is an authority on Shakespeare.

    • The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award.

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