権威 (Keni) is a Japanese noun meaning “authority, power, influence, prestige”.
Meanings
- nounauthority; power; influence; prestige
- noun(an) authority (on); expert
Examples
彼は刑法の権威だ。
He is an authority on criminal law.
彼は人文学の権威だ。
He is an authority on the humanities.
私の兄は哲学の権威だ。
My brother's an authority on philosophy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).