• 権利けんり — right / entitlement
• 権力けんりょく — power / authority
• 主権しゅけん — sovereignty
• 特権とっけん — privilege
• 政権せいけん — political power
• 実権じっけん — real power / actual authority
• 権威けんい — authority / prestige

権 combines 木 (tree) with a phonetic element related to “クヮン.” It originally referred to balancing weights on a scale, symbolizing fairness and measurement. Over time, this extended to represent rights, privileges, and authority in social and political life.