Vocab Info
N1 Noun
権威authority, power, influence
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun - 1. - authority, power, influence, prestige 
- 2. - (an) authority (on), expert 
 
All Forms
権威 【けんい】
Details
- け 
- ん 
- い 
 
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Examples
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- 親は子供に対して権威を示すべきだ。 - Parents should assert their authority over their children. - N1
 
- 権威のある賞を受賞したので私は幸せです。 - I’m happy to have received a prestigious award. - N1
 
- 心臓外科の権威は心臓について全てを知っています。 - A leading authority in cardiac surgery knows everything about the heart. - N1
 
- 権威を振りかざしたが最後、皆からの尊敬の念を失う事になるだろう。 - The moment you start throwing around your influence, you’ll lose everyone’s respect. - N1
 
- 行政の権威が失墜してしまったが故に、国民たちが好き勝手をしています。 - With the authority of the administration in decline, citizens are doing as they please. - N1
 
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