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権力 (けんりょく, kenryoku) Japanese meaning: power | Kotomora
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権けん
力りょく
を
持も
っ
て
いる
。
The government holds strong power.
Abuse of power cannot be tolerated.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 権けん 力りょく を 行こう 使し する for someone to exercise power
The president exercised his power to pass the bill into law.
権けん 力りょく を 濫らん 用よう する to abuse one's power
The executive abused his power for personal gain.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 権けん 力りょく が 集しゅう 中ちゅう する for power to be concentrated in someone
権けん 力りょく に 屈くっ する to submit or yield to power
He never submitted to power until the very end.
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights Related words· 12 権威 highlights recognized authority or prestige, while 権力 emphasizes the concrete ability to control or enforce decisions.
勢力 refers to the strength or influence of a group and can be neutral or physical, whereas 権力 specifically denotes political or institutional authority.
権限 is the officially defined scope of authority someone holds, while 権力 is the broader, often more personal or coercive power to control others.
権力 is the general, neutral word for power or authority, while 強権 specifically highlights the coercive, forceful exercise of that power.
Show 8 more 権力 is the general term for power or authority, while 実権 specifically points to the actual, effective control behind the scenes as opposed to formal or nominal power.
権力 refers specifically to political or institutional authority, whereas 威力 more broadly covers physical, natural, or persuasive force.
権力 is the general power or influence a person or institution holds (often political or social), whereas 全権 specifically means the complete, formally granted authority to act or decide.
Don't confuse with 権利 means a right one is entitled to, while 権力 means the actual power to control or enforce decisions; learners often mix up the two 権- words.
権力 refers to authority or power in general (e.g. political or legal power), while 金権 specifically denotes power derived from wealth.
権力 means political or institutional authority/power, while 武力 specifically means armed or military force; learners sometimes confuse the two senses of 'power'.
Word family· 14 public power; governmental authority
lust for power; desire for power
powerful person; influential person
biopower
Etymology Compound of 権 (けん, 'right, authority') and 力 (りょく, 'power, strength'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has been used to denote political or institutional power since at least the Meiji period.
In a dictatorship, power is concentrated in a single leader.
権力 emphasizes the power or force to control others, whereas 権 alone can refer to authority or rights more generally.
権力 is formal institutional authority or power, whereas 政治力 stresses practical political skill and ability to sway outcomes.
権力 emphasizes power or influence in a political or social sense, whereas 職権 refers narrowly to the formal authority attached to a specific office.
権力 refers to official authority or the power to command and control, whereas 影響力 is the subtler ability to sway opinions or decisions without formal authority.
権力 specifically means political or institutional authority, while 力 can refer to power in a much broader, more personal sense.
state power; government authority
Show 6 more political power; political force
position of power; seat of power
centre of power; power centre
authoritarianism
power struggle
will to power
