特権

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The written form is 特権, read とっけん. Elements for special status and right combine to denote a privilege available only through a position or qualification.
• Basic usage: 不当な特権 concerns an unfair privilege that must not be demanded through status, while 閲覧できる特権 concerns members’ advance viewing access.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An unfair privilege not to demand
  • The warning prohibits using one’s position to demand unfair privileges. Example: 地位を利用して不当な特権を求めてはいけない。 — Do not use your position to demand unfair privileges.
• Advance access for members
  • Membership grants the privilege of viewing materials in advance. Example: 会員には資料を先に閲覧できる特権がある。 — Members have the privilege of viewing materials in advance.