主権(しゅけん)

しゅけん
noun
sovereignty
1. sovereignty; sovereign power; supreme authority
The supreme governing authority of a state or the ultimate power held by the people in a democratic system. A fundamental concept in political science and international law.
国(くに)の主権(しゅけん)を守(まも)る。
To protect the nation's sovereignty.
日本国憲法(にほんこくけんぽう)では主権(しゅけん)は国民(こくみん)にある。
Under the Japanese constitution, sovereignty lies with the people.
領土(りょうど)問題(もんだい)は国家(こっか)の主権(しゅけん)に関(かか)わる重大(じゅうだい)な問題(もんだい)であり、簡単(かんたん)には解決(かいけつ)できない。
Territorial issues are serious matters involving national sovereignty and cannot be easily resolved.

USAGE:
A compound of 主(しゅ) (main, master) + 権(けん) (right, authority). Central to Japanese civics education. The concept of 国民(こくみん)主権(しゅけん) (popular sovereignty) is one of the three pillars of the Japanese constitution.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 国民(こくみん)主権(しゅけん) (popular sovereignty)
  • 主権(しゅけん)を行使(こうし)する (to exercise sovereignty)
  • 主権(しゅけん)国家(こっか) (sovereign state)
  • 主権(しゅけん)を侵害(しんがい)する (to violate sovereignty)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 権力(けんりょく): power, authority — broader, not limited to nations
  • 自治(じち): self-governance, autonomy — governance at a local level
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