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right to vote, suffrage
The legal right to participate in elections by casting a vote.
選挙権を得る。
To obtain the right to vote.
日本では十八歳から選挙権がある。
In Japan, you have the right to vote from age eighteen.
成年に達すると選挙権が得られる。
Upon reaching adulthood, one can obtain the right to vote.
The legal right to vote in elections.
WORD FORMATION:
選挙 (election) + 権 (right)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 選挙権を持つ: to have the right to vote
- 選挙権を得る: to gain the right to vote
- 選挙権を行使する: to exercise one's right to vote
- 選挙権を与える: 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 in national elections.
RELATED:
- 被選挙権: the right to run for office (eligibility to be elected)
- 投票: voting, casting a ballot
- 参政権: political rights (broader term)