How to say 'Right' in Japanese | 権利

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The Japanese word for Right is 'Kenri', written as 権利 in Japanese.'Right' in hiragana is けんり.

word

権利

Meaning

Right

Reading

けんり

kenri

Kanji

権Rights, Authority 利Profit, Advantage

Explanation

The Japanese noun '権利 (けんり)' refers to a 'right', particularly in the context of legal or moral entitlements. It is commonly used in discussions about human rights, legal rights, or ownership rights. For example: Everyone has the right to freedom of speech「誰もが言論の自由の権利を持っている」(だれもがげんろんのじゆうのけんりをもっている). She exercised her right to vote「彼女は投票する権利を行使した」(かのじょはとうひょうするけんりをこうしした). This word is often used in formal or legal contexts and carries a strong sense of entitlement or privilege.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

932

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 権利

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

権

Meaning

Rights, Authority

kanji

利

Meaning

Profit, Advantage

Words Related to 権利 Through the Kanji 権

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 権 as well.

word

権

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

word

特権

Meaning

Privilege

Words Related to 権利 Through the Kanji 利

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 利 as well.

word

利益

Meaning

Profit, Benefit

word

利用

Meaning

Use

word

便利

Meaning

Convenient

word

利く

Meaning

Work

word

金利

Meaning

Interest

word

勝利

Meaning

Victory

word

有利

Meaning

Advantageous

word

利害

Meaning

Interests, Gains

word

不利

Meaning

Disadvantage

word

左利き

Meaning

Left handed

word

利息

Meaning

Interest

word

利子

Meaning

Interest

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'Kenri' means 'Right' .

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