Word Meaning 越権

えっけん ekken

越権 is read as えっけん (ekken) and means going beyond authority.

Meaning

English

going beyond authority
unauthorized
unauthorised
ultra vires

Reading

Kana

えっけん

Romaji

ekken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 10866 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

越権代理

えっけんだいり

unauthorized proxy

優越権

ゆうえつけん

special rights

越権行為

えっけんこうい

exceeding one's authority

僭上越権

せんじょうえっけん

overstepping one's powers (competence, authority)

越す

こす

to get over (e.g. hardship)

越える

こえる

to exceed

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越後

えちご

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

越し

ごし

throughout (a period of time)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

政権

せいけん

(political) administration

人権

じんけん

human rights

Example Sentences

それは越権行為だ。

You are acting beyond your position.