権利

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See also: 權利

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 6

Grade: 4
Alternative spelling
權利 (kyūjitai)

Noun

(けん)() (kenri

  1. right; claim; title; privilege
    • 2011, Barack Obama, 中東と北アフリカに関するバラク・オバマの演説, translation of "Remarks by the President on the Middle East and North Africa":
      合衆国(がっしゅうこく)は、普遍的(ふへんてき)権利(けんり)設定(せってい)支持(しじ)する。
      Gasshūkoku wa, fuhenteki kenri no settei o shiji suru.
      The United States supports a set of universal rights.