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実権 (じっけん, jikken) Japanese meaning: real power | Kotomora
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He is not the president, but he holds the real power in the company.
With the change of government, real power shifted to the opposition party.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 実じっ 権けん を 握にぎ る for someone to hold/seize the real power
The chairman is a figurehead; the vice president actually holds the real power.
〈 人ひと 〉 から 実じっ 権けん を 奪うば う to seize real power away from someone
He is trying to seize real power away from the president.
実じっ 権けん を 失うしな う to lose real power
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights Related words 権力 is the general term for power or authority, while 実権 specifically points to the actual, effective control behind the scenes as opposed to formal or nominal power.
主導権 refers to the initiative or lead role in a situation, while 実権 refers to holding substantive decision-making authority itself.
権限 is the officially granted scope of authority to act, whereas 実権 is the actual power someone wields regardless of what is officially granted.
Etymology Compound of 実 (じつ, 'real, actual') and 権 (けん, 'power, authority'). The reading じっけん results from the assimilation of じつ + けん.
With the new rules in place, he lost his real power within the organization.
