A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 15 strokes

Authority ; Power ; Rights

Readings on: ケン・ゴン
Kun readings: おもり・かり・はか.る

権けん — law; authority

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 権利けんり — right; privilege Word card → Source
• 特権とっけん — privilege Source
• 覇権はけん — Hegemony Source
• 主権しゅけん — sovereignty Source
• 版権はんけん — Copyright Source
• 人権じんけん — Human Rights Source