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
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
authority; power; function
(exercising) the right to command
championship; title (of champion)
power; influence
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
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
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
power of the state; government authority
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
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
credit; claim
(one's) interests
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
control of the air; air supremacy
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
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
suffrage; the right to vote
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
territorial right; dominion
right of management
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
bad debt; nonperforming loan
use; right to use
change of government; regime change
regent to the shogunate
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
rights to usage of one's likeness
to waive one's right; to waive a right
(Japanese) Copyright Act
right to investigate; investigatory power
discretion; discretionary power
civil rights
right of access; access permission; access right
powerful family
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
ambassador plenipotentiary
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
supreme authority
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
leadership competition; power struggle
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
public power; governmental authority
divine right (e.g. of kings)
control of the sea; command of the sea
scheme; stratagem; ploy
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
human rights organization; human rights organisation
pride; haughtiness
control; control right
right to arrest; power of arrest
going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised; ultra vires
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
judicial power; jurisdiction
puppet government; puppet regime
power; authority
military authority
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
exclusive right; sole right
running a government administration; managing a cabinet
invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state
protection of human rights
suffrage; franchise
right of possession
complete power of attorney
right of self defense; right of self defence
intellectual property right
executive power; authority
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
did not finish (sporting term); DNF
copyright holder; copyright owner
access authorizations
equal rights among men and women
to entrust (a person) with power of attorney (to do something for one)
property rights; the right to own property
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
authority; power
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
sovereignty of the people
political power struggle
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)
Movement for Civic Rights and Freedom (Meiji era); Freedom and People's Rights Movement
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
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
Declaration of the Rights of Man (during the French Revolution; 1789)
ecclesiastical or educational authority
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
permanent residence; denizenship
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
centralization of power; centralisation of power
state sovereignty; national sovereignty
governmental authority
legislative power
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
centralization (e.g. power); centralisation
power of money; financial influence
sovereignty of the people
right to dissolve (e.g. the Diet)
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
disregard for human rights
right of belligerency
(have) jurisdiction over
women's rights
paternal rights; father's right of control as head of the household
violation of rights; rights infringement; civil wrong
the same rights; equal rights
copyright infringement; (software, etc.) piracy
decentralization of authority; decentralisation of authority
publishing rights; publication right; right to publish
human rights situation; human rights condition
centre of (political) power
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
private right
maternal rights
civil liberties
loss of rights; disenfranchisement
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)
commercial supremacy; commercial rights
promotional or production rights
communist regime; communist government
agency; (attorney's) authority of representation
special-interest group
supreme military power
inappropriate means to a worthy end; expediency
the theory of the divine right of kings
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
minister plenipotentiary
civil rights
mining rights; mining concession; mineral rights
translation rights (to a book)
intellectual property rights
origin of rights
social right; economic right
right of pledge
concession hunter; profiteer
creditor country; creditor nation
to infringe upon someone's right
political party in power
the right to organize; the right to organise
authority to dismiss someone (from a position)
natural right; right under natural law
ministerial authority to grant permits and approvals
money politics; plutocracy
debt forgiveness; debt waiver
supremacy; sovereignty
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
exercise of a right
sovereignty of the people
right to execute (a file); execute permission
parliamentary privilege
temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
custody battle; custody dispute
right of or to independence
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
real rights obtained by security
policy statement; manifesto
extension of women's rights
immunity from arrest (i.e. of Diet members or foreign diplomats); diplomatic immunity; parliamentary immunity; legislative immunity
right of self-determination
within the scope of authority
special rights; predominant rights
great and powerful person
likeness; (amateur) picture of a copyrighted character
visitation rights
to abandon one's rights
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
the right to collective bargaining
right to organize and bargain collectively (organise)
(legal terminology) real rights
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
right to strike
conservative government; conservative administration
the will to power (philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
planning a new government; plan for a new administration
infringing on the power of the sovereign
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim
decentralization (of power); decentralisation
credit protection (by seizing assets in anticipation of a default); preventive attachment
non-smokers' rights; right for nonsmokers to not be exposed to smoking in public space
visitation rights; non-custodial parent's right of access
the right to work
copyright notice; copyright declaration
right to petition (the government)
master license (recording)
property right to an estate; title
basic right; fundamental right
rights of the head of a family
rights of the head of a family
human rights organization; human rights organisation
natural rights of man
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
authorization; authorisation
right of first refusal; (right of) preemption; purchase option
share warrant; subscription warrant; call option
human rights violation; trampling on human rights
International Covenants on Human Rights; ICCPR; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ICESCR
authoritative interpretation (of a law); binding interpretation
title match; championship bout
holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; having clout; having (political) power
right to strike
beneficiary right
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
NTT permission-to-procure-a-phone-line
champion; (championship) title holder
right to self-determination
power of judicial review; the Supreme Court's power to determine the constitutionality of a law
restoration of sovereignty
design right; right(s) to a design
right of appeal
the right of innocent passage
(rights to) industrial property
right to prior consideration
security interest; security right; hypothec
(movie) distribution rights
all rights reserved; copyright reserved
sole custody; sole parental authority
suppression of human rights
the right to a view
rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
right to take legal action; right to take action
appointer; person with appointive power
stockholder's right
enfranchisement of foreign residents; voting rights for foreign residents
striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus)
abuse of rights; improper use of a privilege
prospecting rights; mining claim
right to the pursuit of happiness
women's rights movement
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?