• 権利けんり — right / entitlement
• 権力けんりょく — power / authority
• 主権しゅけん — sovereignty
• 特権とっけん — privilege
• 政権せいけん — political power
• 実権じっけん — real power / actual authority
• 権威けんい — authority / prestige

権 combines 木 (tree) with a phonetic element related to “クヮン.” It originally referred to balancing weights on a scale, symbolizing fairness and measurement. Over time, this extended to represent rights, privileges, and authority in social and political life.

子こどもにも 意見いけんを 言いう 権利けんりがある。
Even children have the right to express their opinions.

その国くにでは 政権せいけんが 交代こうたいした。
The political power changed hands in that country.