越権 (えっけん) — going beyond authority

越権 is read えっけん and listed as a noun. Meaning: going beyond authority; unauthorized; unauthorised.

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Related words

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

  • 越年 えつねん seeing the old year out
  • 越冬 えっとう passing the winter
  • 越境 えっきょう crossing a border (illegally)
  • 超越 ちょうえつ transcendence
  • 越す こす to cross over (e.g. mountain)
  • 上越 じょうえつ area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
  • 卓越 たくえつ preeminence
  • 呉越同舟 ごえつどうしゅう bitter enemies in the same boat
  • 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