WORD DETAIL
拒否権
きょひけん
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Written
拒否権and readきょひけん, it is a formal power to block a decision or proposal from taking effect. - Basic usage: It appears when a chair exercises that power and when a proposal would grant it to only one person.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- More than expressing opposition
- A veto is an authorized power with the effect of stopping a decision, not merely a statement of disagreement.

