権けん益えき

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

interests; rights and interests

Refers to one's vested rights and economic or political interests, often used in legal, business, or diplomatic contexts.

両りょう国こくは互たがいの権けん益えきを尊そん重ちょうすることで合ごう意いした。
The two countries agreed to respect each other's interests.
企き業ぎょうは自じ社しゃの権けん益えきを守まもるためにロビー活かつ動どうを行おこなった。
The company lobbied to protect its interests.

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Usage patterns

〈国くに〉が権けん益えきを守まもるfor a country to protect its interests
その国くには海かい外がいの権けん益えきを守まもるために軍ぐんを派は遣けんした。
The country sent troops to protect its interests overseas.
権けん益えきを得えるto obtain rights and interests
その企き業ぎょうは新あたらしい油ゆ田でんの権けん益えきを得えた。
The company obtained interests in the new oil field.
権けん益えきを独どく占せんするto monopolize rights and interests
一いち部ぶの企き業ぎょうが資し源げんの権けん益えきを独どく占せんしている。
A few companies monopolize the rights and interests over the resources.
権けん益えきを確かく保ほするto secure rights and interests
政せい府ふは自じ国こくの権けん益えきを確かく保ほするために交こう渉しょうを続つづけた。
The government continued negotiations to secure its national interests.

Kanji

権authority, power, rights
益benefit, gain, profit

Related words

利り益えきN2
利益 is a broad term for profit or benefit, while 権益 specifically denotes rights-based interests, often legal, political, or diplomatic.
権けん利りN3
権利 means a legal or moral right in the abstract, whereas 権益 combines that right with the concrete benefit or interest attached to it.
利り権けん
権益 is a formal term for established rights and interests, often used in diplomatic or business contexts, while 利権 carries a stronger nuance of self-serving or corrupt advantage.

Don't confuse with

権けん限げんN1
権限 refers to authority or the scope of power one has, while 権益 refers to rights and interests one holds, so they are not interchangeable despite the similar kanji.

Word family

既き得とく権けん益えき
vested interests

Etymology

Compound of 権 (けん, 'right, authority') and 益 (えき, 'benefit, profit'). The combination is a relatively modern Sino-Japanese term used to express vested interests.