WORD DETAIL
享有
きょうゆう
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Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
享有is read asきょうゆうand is a formal noun andするverb for possessing and enjoying a right, benefit, or privilege. - Basic usage: Mark the right or benefit with
を, as in権利を享有する, and the manner with平等に.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Difference from everyday enjoy
楽しむdescribes enjoying an activity or feeling;享有is chiefly used for legal or institutional rights and benefits.
- Nature of the object
- It means possessing and benefiting from a right or privilege, not consuming an ordinary object.

