Moji Ninja

権 — authority; rights

権 means “authority; rights”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ケン (ken). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 権 (ken, “right (entitlement)”).

権
Stroke order of 権
Meaning
authority; rights
On'yomi
ケン (ken)
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
15
Level
JLPT N3 · set Government 2

How to remember 権

A bird (隹) on top of the tree (木), looking down: authority.

Parts: 木 tree · 𠂉 hat · 隹 bird

Words with 権

WordReadingMeaning
権けん ken onright (entitlement)

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Government 2” set

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