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職権 (しょっけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
official authority ; ex-officio authority ; power
Refers to the authority or power vested in a person by virtue of their official position or office. Often used in legal, administrative, or organizational contexts.
権けん
を
乱らん
用よう
し
て
は
いけ
ない
。
Police officers must not abuse their authority.
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights Similar words 権けん 限げん 権限 is a broader term for authority or jurisdiction, while 職権 specifically refers to authority derived from one's official position or office.
権けん 力りょく 権力 emphasizes power or influence, often in a political or social sense, whereas 職権 is more about the formal authority attached to a specific role.
Etymology Compound of 職 (shoku, 'job, post') and 権 (ken, 'right, authority'). The reading しょっけん results from a sound change where しょく + けん becomes しょっけん.
