権けん衡こう

noun

balance; equilibrium

Literary or classical term for balance or equilibrium, often in a metaphorical sense of weighing or judging. Rare in modern everyday language; more common words include バランス or 均衡.

• 権けん衡こうを保たもつことは、古ふるい政せい治じ思し想そうで重じゅう視しされた。

  Maintaining balance was emphasized in old political thought.