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参政権 (sanseiken) Japanese meaning: suffrage | Kotomora
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Women's suffrage was recognized after a long movement.
Whether foreign residents should be granted local suffrage is being debated.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 参さん 政せい 権けん を 与あた える to grant (someone) suffrage/political rights
That country was one of the first to grant women suffrage.
参さん 政せい 権けん を 行こう 使し する to exercise one's political rights (e.g. by voting)
It's important to exercise your right to vote at every election.
参さん 政せい 権けん を 得え る to obtain suffrage/the right to participate in politics
Women obtained the right to vote in 1945.
参さん 政せい 権けん が 認みと められる to have one's political rights officially recognized
After a long campaign, their political rights were finally recognized.
Kanji 参 nonplussed, three (in documents), going 権 authority, power, rights Related words 選挙権 is specifically the right to vote in elections, while 参政権 is the broader term covering all forms of political participation, including voting and running for office.
被選挙権 is the narrower right to stand as a candidate in an election, whereas 参政権 encompasses this along with voting and other political rights.
公民権 refers more broadly to civil rights as a citizen (including but not limited to political participation), while 参政権 focuses specifically on the right to take part in government and elections.
参政権 is the broader right to participate in politics (including voting and running for office), while 普通選挙 refers specifically to the system of universal voting rights.
Word family women's suffrage
women's suffrage
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 参政 means participation in politics or government, and 権 means a right or authority.
