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利権

利権

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
けん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

利権 (hiragana りけん, romaji riken)

  1. share of profit, interests
    石油 (せきゆ)利権 (りけん)目当 (めあ)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