権けん威い

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Meanings

Refers to the power, influence, or prestige that commands respect or obedience, often in social, political, or institutional contexts.

Used for a person who is a recognized expert or leading figure in a specific field. Often appears as 権威者 or in phrases like ～の権威.

〈事こと〉の権けん威いa leading authority/expert on 〈field〉
彼かれはこの分ぶん野やの権けん威いだ。
He is a leading authority in this field.
権けん威いがあるto carry authority/prestige
この賞しょうには権けん威いがある。
This award carries a lot of prestige.
〈人ひと〉の権けん威いを認みとめるto acknowledge someone's authority/expertise
学がっ会かいは彼かれの研けん究きゅうの権けん威いを認みとめた。
The academic society acknowledged the authority of his research.
権けん威いに服ふく従じゅうするto submit to authority
人ひと々びとは権けん威いに服ふく従じゅうした。
The people submitted to authority.

権けん力りょくN2sense 1
権力 stresses political or legal power to control others, while 権威 emphasizes respected influence or prestige rather than coercive control.
権けん限げんN1sense 1
権限 refers to the official scope of authority granted to a position, whereas 権威 is the prestige or recognized expertise a person or institution commands.
威い厳げん sense 1
威厳 describes a dignified, commanding bearing or presence, while 権威 refers to actual recognized authority or expertise, not just outward dignity.
威い
権威 refers to established, recognized authority or expertise, while 威 is the more general quality of commanding respect through presence.

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威い信しん
権威 emphasizes an authority's expertise or institutional power, while 威信 emphasizes the aura of dignity and trust that authority commands.
第だい一いち人にん者しゃ
権威 stresses recognized authority or expertise in a field, while 第一人者 stresses being the single most prominent person there.
重じゅう鎮ちん
権威 refers to authority or expert status, often academic or institutional, whereas 重鎮 is more about personal influence and standing within a community.
大たい家かN1
権威 emphasizes the authority or prestige a person commands, whereas 大家 focuses on their mastery and standing as a leading figure.
威い勢せいN1
権威 refers to recognized authority or prestige, whereas 威勢 focuses on the force or influence someone actively displays or exerts.
格かく式しきN1
権威 stresses authority and the power to command respect, whereas 格式 stresses traditional social standing expressed through formal etiquette.
専せん門もん家かN2
権威 refers to a recognized authority whose expertise commands respect, a stronger and more prestigious term than 専門家.

権けん利りN3
権利 (a right, e.g. legal entitlement) is easily confused with 権威 (authority/prestige) because both share the kanji 権, but they mean very different things.
威い厳げん
権威 means authority or power recognized by others, while 威厳 is the personal quality of a dignified, commanding presence itself.

From Middle Chinese 權威 (authority, power). The kanji 権 means 'power, authority' and 威 means 'dignity, majesty'.