| Kanji | 権 | 
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケン、ゴン | 
| Kunyomi | おもり、かり、はか.る | 
| English | authority, power, rights | 
| Examples | 政権(せいけん): (political) administration; political power 権利(けんり): right; privilege 権力(けんりょく): (political) power; authority; influence 権限(けんげん): power; authority; jurisdiction 主権(しゅけん): sovereignty; supremacy; dominion 権威(けんい): authority; power; influence 棄権(きけん): (1) abstaining from voting (2) renunciation of a right (3) did not start (sport); DNS; defaulting 特権(とっけん): privilege; special right 権(けん): authority; right (to do something) | 
| JLPT Level | 3 | 
| Jouyou Grade | 6 | 
| Frequency | 156 | 
| Components | 木: tree; wood 隹: bird; old bird radical (no. 172) | 
| Number of Strokes | 15 | 
| Kanji Radical | 木 | 
| Radical Number | 75 | 
| Radical Strokes | 4 | 
| Radical Reading | き・きへん | 
| Traditional Form | 權 | 
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic | 
| Keyword | authority | 
| Koohii Story 1 | I have Eric Cartman of the “South Park” animated series, wearing a cop uniform, riding a wooden Pegasus (such as on a funfair), and yelling “RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!”. | 
| Koohii Story 2 | No one has the authority to tie up a pegasus to a tree! | 
| RTK Index (new) | 613 | 
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade6, kanjifreq1-250
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