JLPT N3 · 15 strokes
Kanji 権: "authority, power, rights"
The kanji 権 means "authority, power, rights". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ケン, ゴン in on'yomi and おもり, かり, はか.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケンゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おもりかりはか.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | authority, power, rights |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 156 of 2,501 |
Common words with 権
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 権利right; privilege
- 権力(political) power; authority; influence
- 権限power; authority; jurisdiction
- 権right (to do something) · authority; power
- 権威authority; power; influence; prestige · (an) authority (on); expert
- 特権privilege; special right
- 権力者powerful person; influential person
- 政権(political) administration; political power
- 主導権hegemony; leadership; initiative
- 人権human rights; civil liberties
- 利権interest; rights; concession
- 主導権を握るto seize the initiative
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