選挙権(せんきょけん)

The legal right to vote in elections.

Forms

選挙(せんきょ) (election) + 権(けん) (right)

Common collocations

• 選挙権(せんきょけん)を持(も)つ: to have the right to vote
• 選挙権(せんきょけん)を得(え)る: to gain the right to vote
• 選挙権(せんきょけん)を行使(こうし)する: to exercise one's right to vote
• 選挙権(せんきょけん)を与(あた)える: to grant the right to vote

Cultural note

In Japan, the voting age was lowered from 20 to 18 in 2016. Japanese citizenship is required — permanent residents do not have 選挙権(せんきょけん) in national elections.

Related words

• 被選挙権(ひせんきょけん): the right to run for office (eligibility to be elected)
• 投票(とうひょう): voting, casting a ballot
• 参政権(さんせいけん): political rights (broader term)