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著作権 (ちょさくけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

著ちょ作さく権けん

ちょ

さ

く

け

ん

Common wordJLPTN1

Meanings

1

noun

Legal right protecting original works of authorship. Used in formal, legal, and everyday contexts.

この曲きょくには著ちょ作さく権けんがあるので、無む断だんで使つかえません。
This song is copyrighted, so you cannot use it without permission.
著ちょ作さく権けん法ほう

を

よく

理り

解かい

し

て

おく

必ひつ

要よう

が

ある

。

You need to understand copyright law well.

Kanji

著renowned, publish, write
作make, production, prepare
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

特とっ許きょ
特許 is a patent for inventions, while 著作権 is copyright for creative works.
商しょう標ひょう
商標 is a trademark protecting brand names and logos, distinct from copyright.

Etymology

Compound of 著作 (chosaku, 'writing, authorship') and 権 (ken, 'right'). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of copyright, adopted in the late 19th century.