権限 (Kengen) is a Japanese noun meaning “power, authority, jurisdiction”.
Meanings
- nounpower; authority; jurisdiction
Examples
彼らは権限を剥奪された。
The men have been shorn of their power.
決定を下すのは彼の権限だ。
The decision belongs to him.
彼らを解雇する権限をくれた。
He gave me authority to fire them.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).