Etymology Explorer › Japanese

Where does “権” come from?

権 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 權.

権 (Japanese): right to do something, authority

Definitions

  1. right to do something, authority

Ancestry of “権”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese權—

Words derived from “権”

  • 宗主権
  • 権化
Every word from Middle Chinese 權 →