Memory phrase for the character: 権

権

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Meaning

authority, right, claim, power

Pronunciation

KEN, GON

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: bird 隹 with comb /一 like i.e. a proud rooster

Mnemonic
 
At the tree there is a combed bird that claims authority.

Radicals

木 tree
lying personIs understood as a flat version of: 人 - Other radicals with 'person' are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.




 Vocabulary

主権 しゅけん  sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
政権 せいけん  (political) administration, political power
棄権 きけん  abstain from voting, renunciation of a right
権利 けんり  right, privilege
権力 けんりょく  (political) power, authority, influence
権威 けんい  authority, power, influence
権限 けんげん  power, authority, jurisdiction
特権 とっけん  privilege, special right

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