権 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「木」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「木」
- On
- ケン
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- right; authority; power
Origin
木 "wood" plus 雚; first a wooden counterweight for scales — the power to weigh, hence "authority, right."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ケン | 権利・権威・人権 |
|---|---|
| ゴン | 権化・権現 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 権利けんり
right; entitlement
- 人権じんけん
human rights
Example
だれにも学ぶ権利がある。
Everyone has the right to learn.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)