civil rights; people's rights
Refers to the rights of citizens, especially in political and historical contexts such as the Freedom and People's Rights Movement (自由民権運動).
The Freedom and People's Rights Movement was a political movement in the Meiji era that sought the expansion of civil rights.
The constitution guarantees the people's civil rights.
民権 refers to the rights of the people, historically contrasted with 国権, the power held by the state, as in the 自由民権運動.
civil rights; citizenship rights; franchise
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights · widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
democracy (Sun Yat-sen's concept)
democratic rights ideology (early Meiji era)
Compound of 民 (people) and 権 (rights, authority). The term gained prominence during the Meiji era with the rise of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement.