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July 4, 2018
The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Privilege-Special-Right

Advanced Word of the Day – 特権 [privilege; special right]

The Japanese Page Word of The Day - Privilege-Special-Right

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Word of the Day: July 04, 2018

特権

noun | とっけん


MEANING: privilege; special right (tokken)

EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

彼は特権を利用して莫大な財産を築いた。

かれは、とっけんをりようしてばくだいなざいさんをきずいた。
He used his special privilege to amass a great fortune.

Notes:

特 【トク】 special; 権 【ケン ゴン おもり かり はか.る】 authority; power; rights

VOCABULARY:

彼 【かれ】 he
特権 【とっけん】 privilege
利用して 【りようして】 to use
莫大 【ばくだい】 enormous; vast
財産 【ざいさん】 fortune; assets
築いた 【きずいた】 built; piled up

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