Kanken 1

Meaning

Kanji 僭

boastfully usurp

boastfully usurp

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
おご.るせん.する
Onyomi 音読み
シンセン
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Legal Form)

Jōyō
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Strokes
14
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 13 entries that include this kanji.

僭す

せんす

to usurp boastfully

僭する

せんする

to usurp boastfully

僭位

せんい

usurpation of a throne

僭越

せんえつ

presumptuous

僭越ながら

せんえつながら

by your leave

僭王

せんおう

usurper king

僭主

せんしゅ

usurper

僭主制

せんしゅせい

tyranny

僭称

せんしょう

pretension

僭上

せんじょう

audacity

僭上越権

せんじょうえっけん

overstepping one's powers (competence, authority)

僭用

せんよう

exceeding one's authority to use something

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は上司の権限をして命令を出した。

He arrogantly usurped his supervisor's authority and gave orders.

身分をするような態度は嫌われる。

An attitude that presumptuously oversteps one's station is disliked.

彼は主人に代わってじた発言をした。

He made a presumptuous remark as though speaking in his master's place.

した振る舞いを改めるよう忠告された。

He was warned to correct his presumptuous behavior.

若い家臣がにも王の席に座った。

A young retainer presumptuously sat in the king's seat.