Meaning
権 (けん, ken) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “authority, the right (to do something)”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
権利を行使する。
I exercise my rights.
政権が交代した。
There was a regime change.
それは越権行為だ。
You are acting beyond your position.
彼は権力に屈した。
He succumbed to authority.
主権は人民にある。
Sovereignty resides in the people.
棄権が二票あった。
There were two abstentions.
政権の独占を狙う。
He schemed to monopolize the government.
彼は刑法の権威だ。
He is an authority on criminal law.
棄権が3票あった.
There were three abstentions.
王は権力を奪われた。
The king was shorn of his power.
権力には責任が伴う。
Power carries responsibility with it.
王は権力を乱用した。
The king abused his power.