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権利を侵す (けんりをおかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

権けん利りを侵おかす

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-su)

infringe upon someone's right; violate a right

Used when someone's legal or moral right is encroached upon. Often appears in legal or formal contexts.

その新あたらしい法ほう律りつは国こく民みんの権けん利りを侵おかす恐おそれがある。
The new law may infringe upon the rights of the citizens.
彼かれの行こう為いは明

あき

らか

に

私わたし

の

権けん

利り

を

侵おか

し

て

いる

。

His actions clearly violate my rights.

Kanji

権authority, power, rights
利profit, advantage, benefit
侵encroach, invade, raid

Similar words

侵しん害がいする
侵害する is a more general term for infringement or violation, often used in legal contexts for rights, property, or privacy. 権利を侵す is a specific phrase focusing on rights.
犯おかす
犯す means to commit a crime or to violate a law, whereas 侵す in 権利を侵す specifically means to encroach upon or infringe upon a right.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 権利 (right) + を (object marker) + 侵す (to invade, infringe). The verb 侵す carries a nuance of encroachment or violation, making the phrase a direct expression for infringing upon rights.