権限

けんげん

power, authority, jurisdiction

What does 権限 mean?

権限 is a Japanese noun meaning power, authority, jurisdiction in English. It is written as 権限 in kanji, けんげん in hiragana, and kengen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

何の権限で私に出て行けと言うのだ。

Who are you to tell me to get out?