Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 権けん 限げん がある someone has the authority (to do something)
The department head has the authority to decide on that matter.
権けん 限げん を 行こう 使し する to exercise one's authority
The president exercised his authority and approved the contract.
権けん 限げん を 超こ える to exceed one's authority
He overstepped his authority with that decision.
権けん 限げん を 委い 譲じょう する to delegate authority (to someone)
The boss delegated some of his authority to his subordinates.
権けん 限げん の 範はん 囲い 内ない で within the scope of one's authority
He handled it within the scope of his authority.
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights 限 limit, restrict, to best of ability Related words· 10 権力 emphasizes political or social power to control or influence others, while 権限 refers specifically to officially delegated authority within a defined scope.
権利 is a broad entitlement or right one possesses, while 権限 is the specific authority to act or decide within an official role.
職権 is the authority that comes automatically with one's official post, whereas 権限 is the more general term for any granted scope of authority.
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.
Show 6 more Show fewer 権限 refers to the scope of authority attached to a specific role or position, while 全権 emphasizes total, unrestricted authority with no limitations.
権限 refers to the granted authority or power itself, while 裁量 emphasizes the freedom to use personal judgment within that authority.
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.
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.
権限 refers to the specific, officially granted scope of authority someone has, while 権 is the more general, abstract term for power or right.
権限 is the authority or power itself that one is granted, while 管轄 is the area or matters over which that authority extends.
Don't confuse with 権限 refers to the authority or power itself, whereas 越権 refers to the act of exceeding that authority.
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 usage authorization; access rights
final authority; ultimate authority
within the scope of authority
delegation of authority; devolution; transfer of power
certifying authority
access permissions; access authorizations
Etymology Compound of 権 (けん , 'right, authority') and 限 (げん , 'limit, scope'), literally meaning 'scope of authority'.
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