(けんり)

けんり
noun
right, privilege
1. right, privilege
A legal or moral entitlement.
To assert one's rights.
I have the right to speak.
All people have the right to receive an education.

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)()つ: to hold a right
  • 権利(けんり)主張(しゅちょう)する: to claim/assert a right
  • 権利(けんり)行使(こうし)する: to exercise a right
  • 権利(けんり)侵害(しんがい)する: to infringe on a right

TYPES 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

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

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