有権者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
有	権	者
ゆう Grade: 3	けん Grade: 6	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
有權者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 有権(ゆうけん) (yūken) + 者(しゃ) (-sha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɯ̟ᵝːkẽ̞ɰ̃ɕa̠]

Noun

有(ゆう)権(けん)者(しゃ) • (yūkensha) 

1. people or person who have certain right
2. people who have right to vote; voter

   有権者(ゆうけんしゃ)としての自覚(じかく)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

   Yūkensha toshite no jikaku ga hitsuyō da.

   Voters must be aware of their responsibility.

3. (rare) people or person who have authority

Synonyms

• 権(けん)利(り)者(しゃ) (kenrisha, “right holder”)
• (rare, used in legal circles): 権(けん)者(じゃ) (kenja, “right holder”)
• (common): 権(けん)力(りょく)者(しゃ) (kenryokusha, “authority”)

Hyponyms

• 著(ちょ)作(さく)権(けん)者(しゃ) (chosakukensha, “copyright holder”) or 著(ちょ)作(さく)権(けん)者(じゃ) (chosakukenja)
• 特(とっ)許(きょ)権(けん)者(しゃ) (tokkyokensha, “patent holder”) or 特(とっ)許(きょ)権(けん)者(じゃ) (tokkyokenja)
• 地(ち)権(けん)者(しゃ) (chikensha, “land owner”) or 地(ち)権(けん)者(じゃ) (chikenja)

Related terms

• 選(せん)挙(きょ)権(けん) (senkyoken, “right to vote; suffrage”)