Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

天賦人権 (てんぷじんけん, tenpujinken) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん賦ぷ人じん権けん

て

ん

ぷ

じ

ん

け

ん

Meanings

1

natural rights of man; inalienable human rights

A philosophical and legal term referring to rights inherent to all human beings, often used in historical or political contexts.

天てん賦ぷ人じん権けんの考かんがえ方かたは、近きん代だい民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの基

き

礎そ

と

なっ

た

。

The concept of natural rights became the foundation of modern democracy.

憲けん法ぽうは天てん賦ぷ人じん権けんを保ほ障しょうしている。

The constitution guarantees inalienable human rights.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
賦levy, ode, prose
人person
権authority, power, rights

Related words

人じん権けん
人権 is the general term for human rights, while 天賦人権 specifically refers to the philosophical concept of rights that are inherent by nature, not granted by law.
基き本ほん的てき人じん権けん
基本的人権 is the modern legal term for fundamental human rights, whereas 天賦人権 is an older, more philosophical expression.

Built from

天てん賦ぷ+人じん権けん

Etymology

Compound of 天賦 (natural endowment) and 人権 (human rights). The term is a translation of the Western concept of 'natural rights', popularized during the Meiji era.