Kanji

権

Meaning

authority power and rights

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • おもり
  • かり どの temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)
  • はかる

On'yomi

  • けん り right
  • けん りょく (political) power
  • せい けん (political) administration
  • ごん げ incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva)
  • ごん げん temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
  • ごん すけ manservant

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

権
authority, power, rights
おもり, かり, ケン
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
𮥶
𠂉
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
隹
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
とり, サイ, スイ
亻
( 人 ) radical number 9

Common Words

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