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兵権 (へいけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

兵へい権けん

へ

い

け

ん

Meanings

1

noun

military authority; military power

Refers to the authority or power to command military forces, often in historical or political contexts.

将しょう軍ぐんは兵へい権けんを握にぎっていた。
The general held military authority.
兵へい権けんの移い譲じょうが行おこなわれた。
The transfer of military authority was carried out.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

軍ぐん権けん
軍権 also means military authority but is less common and may emphasize the power of the military as an institution.

Etymology

Compound of 兵 (hei, 'soldier, military') and 権 (ken, 'authority, right'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.