越権

えっけん
ekken

overstepping your authority

What does 越権 mean?

越権 is a Japanese noun meaning “overstepping your authority” in English. It is written as 越権 in kanji, えっけん in hiragana, and ekken in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Words sharing kanji with 越権

越
乗り越し
のりこし
riding past (one's station)
越える
こえる
to cross over, to pass over
越す
こす
to go over (e.g., with audience)
権
権利
けんり
right, privilege
権力
けんりょく
power, authority
権威
けんい
authority, power, influence

More JLPT N3 words

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negative form
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homonym
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mistake, error
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decided
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eye doctor
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