権 Rights

Radical Combination

• 木

  Tree
• 矢

  Arrow
• 隹

  Turkey

Meaning

Primary

Rights

Mnemonic

Under the tree lies a turkey with a broken arrow in it. It doesn't have rights like humans, so people can just shoot turkeys with arrows and no one is punished.

Hints

Imagine if humans didn't have any rights, like this turkey. People could just gun each other down in the street and no one would be punished for it... oh wait. :/

Readings

On’yomi

けん

Kun’yomi

None

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

"You have rights, so I won't shoot you like this turkey," says the voice of Ken (けん) the samurai, from above you in the tree.

Hints

He jumps down and picks the turkey up, the broken arrow sticking out of its neck. "Turkeys do not have rights, my friend. Just let this one go."