権威 (けんい) — authority

権威 is read けんい and listed as a noun. Meaning: authority; power; influence.

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Related words

Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 権威.

  • 三権 さんけん the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
  • 中央集権 ちゅうおうしゅうけん centralized authoritarian rule
  • 権利 けんり right
  • 権限 けんげん power
  • 権益 けんえき rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
  • 版権 はんけん copyright
  • 越権 えっけん going beyond authority
  • 棄権 きけん abstention (from voting)
  • 債権 さいけん credit
  • 拒否権 きょひけん right of veto
  • 覇権 はけん hegemony
  • 抵当権 ていとうけん mortgage