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human rights
Basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled.
人権 means human rights — the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person. The kanji combine 人 (person) + 権 (right).
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 人権侵害: human rights violation
- 人権団体: human rights organization
- 人権問題: human rights issue
- 基本的人権: fundamental human rights
COMMON PATTERNS:
CULTURAL NOTE:
Japanese schools hold annual 人権教育 (human rights education) events. The 世界人権宣言 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) is a commonly referenced document.