# 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)”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 権 | けん (ken) | right (entitlement) |

## Don't confuse it with

[観](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/observe/) · [歓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/delight/) · [集](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/gather/) · [勧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/advise/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[権](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/authority/) · [府](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/government-office/) · [委](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/entrust/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/authority/. Last updated 2026-11-01.