職権

しょっけん

one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power

What does 職権 mean?

職権 is a Japanese noun meaning one's (official) authority; ex-officio authority; power in English. It is written as 職権 in kanji, しょっけん in hiragana, and shokken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は職権を乱用する。

He abuses his authority.