投票権(とうひょうけん) とうひょうけん noun right to vote; voting rights; suffrage politicssociety 1. right to vote; voting rights; suffrage The legal right to cast a vote in an election. In Japan it is granted to citizens aged 18 and over. 投票権(とうひょうけん)を得(え)る。🔊 I gain the right to vote. 十八(じゅうはっ)歳(さい)から投票権(とうひょうけん)がある。🔊 You have the right to vote from age eighteen. 投票権(とうひょうけん)は民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)を支(ささ)える大切(たいせつ)な権利(けんり)だ。🔊 The right to vote is an important right that supports democracy. Compound of 投票(とうひょう) (voting) + 権(けん) (right). The 〜権(けん) suffix forms many "right to ~" words.Common collocations投票権(とうひょうけん)がある: to have the right to vote投票権(とうひょうけん)を行使(こうし)する: to exercise one's voteSimilar words選挙権(せんきょけん): the right to vote in elections — the formal legal term被選挙権(ひせんきょけん): the right to be elected (to run for office) Related Words Compare: 選挙権(せんきょけん) (the right to vote in elections) Compare: 被選挙権(ひせんきょけん) (the right to be elected) general Added 2026.5.23 12:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 27500/27950_touhyouken