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権柄ずく (けんぺいずく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

権けん柄ぺいずく

け

ん

ぺ

い

ず

く

Meanings

1

na-adjective, noun

overbearing; domineering; high-handed

Describes a person or attitude that uses authority or power in a pushy, arrogant way. Often used with 態度 or 言い方.

彼かれの権けん柄ぺいずくな態たい度どには我が慢まんできない。
I can't stand his overbearing attitude.

上じょう

司し

が

権けん

柄ぺい

ずく

に

命めい

令れい

し

て

き

た

。

My boss gave orders in a high-handed way.

Written forms

権けん柄ぺいずく
Standard kanji spelling.
権けん柄ぺい尽ずく
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

権authority, power, rights
柄design, pattern, build
尽exhaust, use up, run out of

Similar words

高こう圧あつ的てき
高圧的 is more about coercive or oppressive pressure, while 権柄ずく emphasizes arrogance based on one's authority.
横おう柄へい
横柄 is a general term for arrogance, not necessarily tied to official power; 権柄ずく specifically implies using one's position to dominate.

Etymology

Compound of 権柄 (けんぺい, 'power' or 'authority') and ずく (a suffix meaning 'relying on' or 'by means of'). The exact derivation of ずく is uncertain, but it may be related to 尽く (ずく, 'exhaustively' or 'entirely').