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職権乱用 (shokkenranyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The mayor was indicted for abuse of authority.
Abuse of authority undermines trust in public officials.
Kanji 権 authority, power, rights 用 utilize, business, service 濫 excessive, overflow, spread out Written forms 職しょっ 権けん 乱らん 用よう
Standard spelling using 乱用 (common simplified form).
職しょっ 権けん 濫らん 用よう
Variant using 濫用 (original kanji); less common but still seen in formal or legal contexts.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 職権 (official authority) and 乱用 (abuse, misuse). The variant 濫用 uses the original kanji for 'overflow/excess', but 乱用 is now standard.
