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発言権 (hatsugenken) Japanese meaning: right to speak | Kotomora
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権けん
が
与あた
え
られ
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いる
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Everyone is given the right to speak at the meeting.
He has no say in that matter.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 発はつ 言げん 権けん がある someone has a say (in a matter)
Even junior employees have a say in the meeting.
発はつ 言げん 権けん を 得え る to gain a voice/right to speak
He gained a voice by becoming the project leader.
発はつ 言げん 権けん を 持も つ to have a say/right to speak
Shareholders have a say in how the company is run.
発はつ 言げん 権けん を 失うしな う to lose one's voice/right to speak
He lost his voice in the group after a string of mistakes.
発はつ 言げん 権けん を 主しゅ 張ちょう する to assert one's right to speak
The minority group also began to assert their right to have a say.
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish 権 authority, power, rights Related words 発言権 is the formal right or opportunity to speak, while 発言力 is the practical influence one's words carry in a discussion.
発言権 refers to having a voice in a specific group or decision, whereas 言論の自由 is the broader legal/political right to free speech.
Etymology Compound of 発言 (はつげん, 'utterance, statement') + 権 (けん, 'right, authority'). The combination straightforwardly yields 'right to speak'.
