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権能 (けんのう, kennou) Japanese meaning: authority | Kotomora

権けん能のう

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Meanings

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authority; power; competence

Formal term for the legal or official power to perform a specific function, often used in governmental, organizational, or legal contexts.

この委い員いん会かいには予よ算さんを承しょう認にんする権けん能のう

Kanji

権authority, power, rights
能ability, talent, skill

Related words

権けん限げんN1
権能 is a formal legal term for the capacity or competence to exercise a right, while 権限 is the more common word for delegated official authority.

Etymology

Compound of 権 (けん, 'right, authority') and 能 (のう, 'ability, function'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the sense of 'authority to perform a function'.

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This committee is vested with the authority to approve the budget.

裁さい判ばん所しょは法ほう律りつに基もとづいて権けん能のうを行こう使しする。

The court exercises its authority in accordance with the law.