Shokken

職権 (Shokken) is a Japanese noun meaning “one's (official) authority, ex-officio authority, power”.

Meanings

  1. nounone's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power

Examples

  • He abuses his authority.

  • It seems that the policeman in this TV series is a dirty cop who abuses his authority.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 職権

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