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官権 (kanken) Japanese meaning: governmental authority | Kotomora

官かん権けん

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Meanings

1

governmental authority; official power

Refers to the authority or power held by government officials or institutions. Often used in political or legal contexts.

官かん権けんの乱らん用ようは許ゆるされない。
Abuse of governmental authority is not permitted.

Kanji

官bureaucrat, the government, organ
権authority, power, rights

Don't confuse with

官かん憲けん
官権 (same reading) refers to the abstract power or authority of the government itself, while 官憲 refers to the officials or authorities who wield that power.

Etymology

Compound of 官 (government official) and 権 (authority, right). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term has been used in political discourse since the Meiji era.

彼かれは官かん権けんを振ふりかざして市し民みんを抑よく圧あつした。

He wielded official power to oppress the citizens.