This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: けん
Romaji: ken
Kana
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Definitions

1

right (to do something)

2

authority; power

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る
Meanings: authority, power, rights

Example Sentences

権利(けんり)行使(こうし)する。
➥I exercise my rights.
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(かれ)刑法(けいほう)権威(けんい)だ。
➥He is an authority on criminal law.
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棄権(きけん)()(ひょう)あった。
➥There were two abstentions.
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(かれ)権力(けんりょく)(くっ)した。
➥He succumbed to authority.
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主権(しゅけん)人民(じんみん)にある。
➥Sovereignty resides in the people.
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それは越権(えっけん)行為(こうい)だ。
➥You are acting beyond your position.
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