Word

権威

けんい
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. Noun

    authority; power; influence; prestige

  2. Noun

    (an) authority (on); expert

In Spanish

  1. autoridad; poder; influencia

Kanji in this word

Example sentences

  • 学生がくせいたちは権威けんいに反抗はんこうした。

    The students revolted against authority.

    Los estudiantes se levantaron contra la autoridad.

    Tatoeba #184305(opens in a new tab)
  • その教授きょうじゅはシェイクスピアの権威けんいである。

    That professor is an authority on Shakespeare.

    Tatoeba #211402(opens in a new tab)

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