# 権 rights

木 (tree) + (swan)
★★★★☆
15 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KEN | KENNY has the right to come back from the dead.

## Mnemonic

| The swan has a right to peck the tree.

## Jukugo

人権(じんけん) | human rights ★★★★☆ 人 (person) + 権 (rights) = 人権 (human rights )
権利(けんり) | the right to do ★★★☆☆ 権 (rights) + 利 (handy) = 権利 (the right to do) the authority or right to do something
権威(けんい) | authority ★★☆☆☆ 権 (rights) + 威 (terrible majesty) = 権威 (authority) an authority one has based on power alone (parents, cops, etc.) rather than on rights (authority based on rights is　権利（けんり））
権力(けんりょく) | power ★☆☆☆☆ 権 (rights) + 力 (strong) = 権力 (power) power (over other people)(as in boss, parent, governor, pope, etc.)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
勧 | recommend | STRONG | 力
観 | point of view | SEE | 見
権 | rights | TREE | 木
確 | make certain | ROCK | 石

TELLING APART THE SWAN MOTHERFUCKERS:

I recommend you get STRONGER.

You SEE things from your point of view .

But TREES have rights,to not get cut down. Or so they say.

Make ROCK SOLID CERTAIN that your kanji are correct.

## Synonyms

dominate, have supremacy over 至上 覇権 制覇 独占的
power, authority 勢い 力 権力 威力 政権 権利 権威