Keyword
right (to do something)
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig613
Old form
Readings
けん
(97%)
ごん
(2%)
Composed of
tree
cow head
one
old bird
Used in vocabulary (543 in total)
right; privilege
(political) power; authority; influence
power; authority; jurisdiction
right (to do something); authority; power
authority; power; influence
privilege; special right
powerful person; influential person
(political) administration; political power
hegemony; leadership; initiative
human rights; civil liberties
interest; rights; concession
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
right of succession; right to the throne
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
authority; power; function
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(exercising) the right to command
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
championship; title (of champion)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
power; influence
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
right to choose; a say; option
right to know; right to access information
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
parental authority
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
power of the state; government authority
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
autonomy; right of self-government
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
title deed; certificate of title
(one's) interests
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
control of the air; air supremacy
credit; claim
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
one's (official) authority; power
exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities
right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth
current administration; present government
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
territorial right; dominion
suffrage; the right to vote
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
right of management
use; right to use
bad debt; nonperforming loan
change of government; regime change
rights to usage of one's likeness
(Japanese) Copyright Act
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
regent to the shogunate
to waive one's right; to waive a right
right to investigate; investigatory power
discretion; discretionary power
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
right of access; access permission; access right
civil rights
powerful family
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
ambassador plenipotentiary
supreme authority
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
leadership competition; power struggle
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
public power; governmental authority
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
control; control right
divine right (e.g. of kings)
control of the sea; command of the sea
scheme; stratagem; ploy
human rights organization; human rights organisation
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
pride; haughtiness
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
right to arrest; power of arrest
judicial power; jurisdiction
puppet government; puppet regime
power; authority
exclusive right; sole right
military authority
protection of human rights
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
right of possession
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
intellectual property right
suffrage; franchise
complete power of attorney
right of self defense; right of self defence
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
executive power; authority
did not finish (sporting term); DNF
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
access authorizations
copyright holder; copyright owner
equal rights among men and women
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
property rights; the right to own property
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
authority; power
sovereignty of the people
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
political power struggle
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
land owner; leaseholder
right of use; user rights
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
civil rights movement (esp. American)
mortgage; right of pledge; lien
eligibility for election; suffrage
permanent residence; denizenship
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
ecclesiastical or educational authority
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
centralization of power; centralisation of power
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
governmental authority
legislative power
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
power of money; financial influence
sovereignty of the people
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
(have) jurisdiction over
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
centre of (political) power
disregard for human rights
right of belligerency
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
women's rights
the same rights; equal rights
copyright infringement; (software, etc.) piracy
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
human rights situation; human rights condition
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
private right
maternal rights
civil liberties
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
arbitrary use of power
indigenous rights; aboriginal rights
broadcasting rights
fundamental right; fundamental human right
parliamentary investigation rights
cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
judicial review (e.g. of the constitutionality of a law)
communist regime; communist government
commercial supremacy; commercial rights
promotional or production rights
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
special-interest group
civil rights
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
the theory of the divine right of kings
supreme military power
minister plenipotentiary
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
exercise of a right
mining rights; mining concession; mineral rights
translation rights (to a book)
right of pledge
intellectual property rights
social right; economic right
origin of rights
political party in power
to infringe upon someone's right
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
concession hunter; profiteer
right of or to independence
the right to organize; the right to organise
creditor country; creditor nation
debt forgiveness; debt waiver
sovereignty of the people
ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
money politics; plutocracy
natural right; right under natural law
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
supremacy; sovereignty
right to execute (a file); execute permission
parliamentary privilege
custody battle; custody dispute
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
policy statement; manifesto
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
real rights obtained by security
extension of women's rights
right of self-determination
within the scope of authority
likeness; (amateur) picture of a copyrighted character
(legal terminology) real rights
to abandon one's rights
visitation rights
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
great and powerful person
special rights; predominant rights
champion; (championship) title holder
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
the right to collective bargaining
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
infringing on the power of the sovereign
right to strike
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
conservative government; conservative administration
copyright notice; copyright declaration
property right to an estate; title
decentralization (of power); decentralisation
basic right; fundamental right
right to petition (the government)
rights of the head of a family
credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment
visitation rights; non-custodial parent's right of access
master license (recording)
rights of the head of a family
the right to work
natural rights of man
human rights organization; human rights organisation
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
non-smokers' rights; right for nonsmokers to not be exposed to smoking in public space
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
right to strike
NTT permission-to-procure-a-phone-line
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
the right of innocent passage
title match; championship bout
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; having clout; having (political) power
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
beneficiary right
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
authorization; authorisation
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
(movie) distribution rights
design right; right(s) to a design
striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
restoration of sovereignty
right to prior consideration
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
right of appeal
(rights to) industrial property
sole custody; sole parental authority
right to take legal action; right to take action
the right to a view
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
prospecting rights; mining claim
all rights reserved; copyright reserved
right to the pursuit of happiness
right to self-determination
suppression of human rights
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
appointer; person with appointive power
stockholder's right
women's rights movement
security interest; security right; hypothec
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
powerful official; powerful office; influential position; holding of concurrent (official) posts; concurrent post; one's second post
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
dictatorial; imperious
infringement of sovereignty
decentralization; decentralisation
right of preoccupancy
rights of authorship
theory of the divine right of kings
husband's marital rights
right of exclusion
the right to introduce a bill or measure
a usufructuary right
monopoly; exclusive right (to)
the right to tenant farm in perpetuity
(aeronautical) beyond right
oil concession; drilling rights
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
authoritative sources
person who receives a pledge; pledgee; pawnee
pre-emptive right (to subscribe for new shares)
public transmission rights (e.g. putting copyrightable material on the web, etc.)
public recitation right (e.g. reciting a poem in a bookstore)
lending rights (for copyrighted works under Japan's copyright law)
official interpretation or construction (e.g. of a law)
World Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation); WIPO
expectant right (as opposed to a vested right); contingent right
one who is obsessed with (getting into, holding on to) political power; one who is obsessed with the idea of taking over government
exceeding (overstepping) one's powers (competence, authority); abuse of one's legal authority; acting ultra vires
administration established through an unprincipled political coalition; government of convenience; cabinet created through an unholy alliance
transfer certificate title (lot ownership certificates); deed of release
mortgage debtor; mortgager; mortgagor
the right to submit a bill (draft law) to parliament
author's personal rights; moral rights
general release; quit claim agreement; waiver agreement
exclusive-distributorship; exclusive selling right
states' rights theory
constitutional right; constitutional rights
droit de suite (artist's right to receive a royalty on resale)
privileged user; super user
export license, permit
organization to monitor human rights
infringement of intellectual property rights
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
authority of prosecution; authority to indict
right of prior use; prior use rights; prior user rights
right of recourse; right for redemption
right of recourse; right for redemption
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
exercise price (of an option)
reproduction right; right of reproduction; right to make copies
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
mistress; concubine; non-legal wife
territorial sovereignty
privilege (e.g. "attorney-client privilege")
deprivation of civil rights; suspension of civil rights
electronically recorded monetary claims (system for facilitating business loans)
biopower; Foucault's term for the regulation by modern states of their subjects
right of asylum
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
the law of obligations
digital rights; digitization rights; right to digitize a work
unit ownership (in a condominium or other multi-unit building); unit ownership rights
hot spring rights; right to make use of hot spring waters
linguistic rights
safe conduct (right)
monarchical sovereignty
company granted a concession; concessionaire
Kingdom of Tungning (Taiwan, 1661-1683); Koxinga dynasty
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)
right to disconnect (from work-related communications during non-work hours)
dealer's privilege (of being declared a winner in case of a tie)
right of way (e.g. in sailing)
legal capacity to hold rights
Euscaphis japonica (species of tree)
Examples (173 in total)
You have no right to go there.
You have rights.
Do you think you have a right to decide what I do with my life?