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
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?
You have no right to oppose our plan.
I'm not trying to deprive you of your rights.
You've got no right to say that.
You have no right to say so.
Everyone has a right to live.
The rights of the individual are the most important rights in a free society.
You have no right to do that.
You are entitled to try once again.
You have as much right as everyone else.
He had, I thought, no right to do that.
They have the right to do so.
She had, I thought, no right to do that.
We have a right to live wherever we want to.
We have the right to live where we please.
We must stand up for our rights.
You have no right to ask me such questions.
The rights of the individual are important in a free society.
Every person has a right to defend themselves.
Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty.
The government deprived him of all his rights.
The people deprived him of his rights.
No citizen should be deprived of his rights.
An individual has rights and responsibilities.
The king was deprived of his power.
Power carries responsibility with it.
The king was shorn of his power.
You have no right to interfere in other people's affairs.
He has no right to interfere in our family affairs.
I have the right to call my lawyer.
They deprived the criminal of his rights.
While we hate force, we recognize the need for law and order.
In reality, all they are interested in is power.
Animals and plants have the right to live, and men even more so.
I exercise my rights.
This law will deprive us of our basic rights.
He is entitled to get the land; it was his father's.
He has absolute power.
Power and money are inseparable.
It goes without saying that everybody is given the equal right to speak.
All men have equal rights.
We should respect the right of others.
We must respect the rights of the individual.
Criminals are deprived of social rights.
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
By what authority do you order me to do this?
For the boy, his father represented authority.
He is an authority on China.
My brother's an authority on philosophy.
The students revolted against authority.
His ambition is to gain power over others.
You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.
We were given the privilege of using the library.
Now you've come of age, you have the right to vote.
We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.
We are free citizens with the right of vote.
The professor who invented it has the right to reasonable remuneration from the university.
You should not trample on other people's rights.
He is entitled to better treatment.
He has got both authority and ability.
Today everyone regards education as a right for all.
The average nurse is entitled to three weeks' holiday a year.
The angry people deprived the king of all his power.
These rights are inalienable.
His regime is bound to collapse.
The privilege is reserved exclusively for women.
In 1995, Andou received architecture's most prestigious award.
You have no right to take it away from Tom.
Those black people have long been deprived of their rights.
He believed that blacks could win their fight for equal rights without violence.
We must always stand up for our rights.
He gave me authority to fire them.
I thought I had the right to fire anyone I wanted to.
Napoleon was a man of authority.
The king was stripped of his power.
Diplomats are allowed various privileges.
He has no title to this land.
Ownership was established by paying for it.
A scholar made an excellent speech about human rights.
No one can deprive of your human rights.
People were deprived of their political rights.
Only after a century and a half of confusion was the royal authority restored.
Everyone has a right to say what he thinks.
They disputed the ownership of the land for years.
When it was time to vote, he abstained.
There were two abstentions.
If you join this club, you will be entitled to use all of its facilities.
To begin with, you have no right to be here.
The man used much money to gain power.
I don't know who has the highest authority in Japanese grammar.
How about holding a debate on women's rights?
He is a great authority on economics.
He was in such a good mood when his team won the championship.
The doctor is a great authority on children's diseases.
The victims are entitled to compensation for their injuries.
Communists took power in China in 1949.
The architect boasted that he had received a prestigious award.
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
She is a strenuous supporter of women's rights.
Hitler assumed power in 1933.
Her husband also wanted custody of the children.
That professor is an authority on Shakespeare.
Why aren't women allowed to enjoy the same civil rights as men?
He will be given American citizenship.
He acquired American citizenship.
Sovereignty resides in the people.
You have the right to the truth.
Tom has a right to know.
Tom deserves to know what happened.
We are entrusted with the protection of children's rights.
He delegated his authority to his competent assistant.
Japanese people tend to rely on established authority.
The money was stolen along with the bonds.
The dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
He abused the privilege.
He must have abused the privilege.
The notorious dictator abused his privileges to his heart's content.
The king abused his power.
He is an authority on criminal law.
The Air Force has the control of the airspace.
It's copyrighted.
He is sure to win the swimming championship.
The patriots stood up for the rights of their nation.
The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
I wish to exercise my right to remain silent.
Tom won the hot dog eating contest.
He abuses his authority.
The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
Each employee is entitled to a two week paid vacation per year.
The final decision rests with the president.
Everyone should exercise their right to vote.
Tom has the right to vote.
Tom says that he isn't eligible to vote.
We are entitled to vote at the age of 20.
He is a good enough authority on jazz.
They looked on him as an authority.
My older brother is an authority on philosophy.
American women didn't have the right to vote.
He is not old enough to vote.
They dreamed they'd gain the right to vote someday.
The new law will deprive religious minorities of their right to vote.
We have the right to vote when we come of age.
Some women longed to have the right to vote.
I don't agree with violation of human rights.
This book is still copyrighted.
Needless to say, fundamental human rights should be respected.
He still holds the heavyweight title.
Citizens are the ultimate sovereigns.
All taxpayers have the right to know where their money goes.
We were granted the privilege of fishing in this bay.
Everybody has the right to seek happiness.
In a democracy, all citizens have equal rights.
The yield on the bond is 6%.
The player won the championship three times in a row.
Each year in July, when the Championships are over, he starts to prepare for the next year.
This right must be protected at all costs.
We have the exclusive right to sell them.
Human rights groups are putting pressure on authoritarian governments.
A patent right is an important property right.
He is an authority on the humanities.
The civil rights movement leads to a dream.
Myanmar is ruled by a military dictatorship.
The constitution was amended so that women could vote.
The government has the power of legislation.
We give foreign tourists the privilege of tax exemption.
We consider it the citizens' legitimate right to have public libraries.
He is full of ambition for power.
The scholar is an authority on fiscal policy.
In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.
In the U.S., freedom of religion is one of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights.