rights / authority
N3- Onyomi
- ケン
- Stroke count
- 15
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 権 down and you get 木 (tree / wood) — a tree with branches reaching up and roots spreading down. Picture a small grove of three trees clustered together, put 権 inside it, and let that scene stand for "rights" — rights / authority. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 15
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は15画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 15 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
債権
saiken
credit
有権者
yuukensha
voter
有権者と話します
yuukenshatohanashimasu
to talk with the voter
有権者に会います
yuukenshaniaimasu
to meet the voter
有権者に聞きます
yuukenshanikikimasu
to ask the voter
有権者に連絡します
yuukenshanirenrakushimasu
to contact the voter
Example sentences (2)
全員に発言する権利があります。
ぜんいん に はつげん する けんり が あります。
zen'in ni hatsugen suru kenri ga arimasu.
Everyone has the right to speak.
この作品の著作権は会社にあります。
この さくひん の ちょさくけん は かいしゃ に あります。
kono sakuhin no chosakuken wa kaisha ni arimasu.
The copyright of this work belongs to the company.