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How to say 'Privilege' in Japanese | 特権

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The Japanese word for Privilege is 'Tokken', written as 特権 in Japanese.'Privilege' in hiragana is とっけん.

    word

    特権

    Meaning

    Privilege

    Reading

    とっけん

    tokken

    Kanji

    Special Rights, Authority

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '特権 (とっけん)' means 'privilege'. It refers to a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group. This word is often used in contexts involving social, legal, or professional advantages. For example: He has the privilege of early access「彼は早期アクセスの特権を持っている」(かれはそうきアクセスのとっけんをもっている). The company grants special privileges to its executives「その会社は幹部に特別な特権を与える」(そのかいしゃはかんぶにとくべつなとっけんをあたえる). Note that this word carries a formal tone and is commonly used in discussions about rights, authority, or exclusive benefits.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    5391

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 特権

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Special

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Rights, Authority

Words Related to 特権 Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 特 as well.

  • word

    特に

    Meaning

    Especially

  • word

    特別

    Meaning

    Special

  • word

    特徴

    Meaning

    Feature

  • word

    特急

    Meaning

    Express

  • word

    特定

    Meaning

    Specification

  • word

    特許

    Meaning

    Patent

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    特有

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    特色

    Meaning

    Feature, Characteristic

  • word

    独特

    Meaning

    Unique

  • word

    特殊

    Meaning

    Special, Unique

Words Related to 特権 Through the Kanji

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 権 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Right

  • word

    権利

    Meaning

    Right

  • word

    権力

    Meaning

    Power, Authority

  • word

    債権

    Meaning

    Claim, Credit

  • word

    政権

    Meaning

    Government

  • word

    権限

    Meaning

    Authority

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    権威

    Meaning

    Authority

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What does 'Tokken' (特権) mean?

'Tokken' means 'Privilege' .

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