権利(けんり)

権利(けんり) refers to a right or entitlement, whether legal, moral, or social.

Common patterns

• 権利(けんり)がある: to have a right
• 権利(けんり)を持(も)つ: to hold a right
• 権利(けんり)を主張(しゅちょう)する: to claim/assert a right
• 権利(けんり)を行使(こうし)する: to exercise a right
• 権利(けんり)を侵害(しんがい)する: to infringe on a right

RELATED WORDS (kinds of rights):

• 人権(じんけん): human rights
• 投票権(とうひょうけん): right to vote
• 著作権(ちょさくけん): copyright
• 所有権(しょゆうけん): ownership rights

Similar words

義務(ぎむ) (duty, obligation). The pair 権利(けんり)と義務(ぎむ) (rights and duties) is a common expression.