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On'yomi
ケン・ゴン
KEN / GON
Kun'yomi
おもり・かり・はか.る
omori / kari / hakaru

authority · power · rights

powerful

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Strokes15
Frequency#156
Radicaltree(4)
Old Form

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of tree and phonetic. Wooden weight.

Symbolism

Power, right, authority. Represents power.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

権謀術数

けんぼうじゅっすう

trickery; wiles; finesse; trickery

人権蹂躙

じんけんじゅうりん

human rights violation; trampling on human rights; human rights violation

治外法権

ちがいほうけん

extraterritoriality; extraterritoriality

特権階級

とっけんかいきゅう

privileged class; privileged class

越権行為

えっけんこうい

exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities; exceeding one's authority

職権乱用

しょっけんらんよう

abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance; abuse of authority

権謀術策

けんぼうじゅっさく

trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; trickery

傀儡政権

かいらいせいけん

puppet government; puppet regime; puppet government

強権発動

きょうけんはつどう

invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state; invoking the coercive power of the state

Proverbs & Idioms

権力は腐敗する

けんりょくはふはいする

Power corrupts

Those with authority inevitably become corrupt