WORD DETAIL
人権
じんけん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 人権 (じんけん) is a noun for human rights that belong to people and must not be unjustly violated.
- Basic usage: It is used when discussing children's human rights or stating that no one's rights should be violated.
- 授業で子どもの人権について話し合った。 — In class, we discussed children's human rights.
- 誰の人権も不当に侵してはならない。 — No one's rights should be unjustly violated.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Topic and object of violation
- In 人権について話し合う, human rights are the topic of discussion, while in 人権を侵す they are the object being violated.

