利権

利権

Japanese

Kanji in this term
利	権
り Grade: 4	けん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) りけん [rìkéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

利権 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 利權, hiragana りけん, rōmaji riken)

1. share of profit, interests

   石油 (せきゆ)利権 (りけん)目 (め)当 (あ)ての戦争 (せんそう)だと非難 (ひなん)した。

   Sekiyu riken meate no sensō da to hinanshita.

   They are accused of the war for oil.

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3