noun used as a suffix, noun

  1. right (to do something).
  2. authority, power.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

authority, power, rights
ケン ゴン おもり (6th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
heron(雚) variant
person(人) variant
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)