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    3. 三権

    三権

    三さん権けん

    the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

    KMT7News #18+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab18 strokes

    さんけん

    Noun

    1.
    the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

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    日に本ほんの政せい府ふは三さん権けん分ぶん立りつに基もとづいている。

    The Japanese government is based on the separation of powers.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    三さん権けんの均きん衡こうが保たもたれることで、健けん全ぜんな民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎが機きき能のうする。

    By maintaining the balance of the three powers, a healthy democracy functions.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    国こっ会かいは三さん権けんの一ひとつである立りっ法ぽう権けんを担になっている。

    The National Diet holds the legislative power, which is one of the three powers.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    三さん権けん分ぶん立りつは、権けん力りょくの集しゅう中ちゅうを防ふせぐための重じゅう要ような仕し組くみだ。

    The separation of powers is an important mechanism to prevent the concentration of power.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    憲けん法ぽうは、三さん権けんそれぞれの権けん限げんと責せき任にんを明めい確かくに定さだめている。

    The constitution clearly defines the authority and responsibilities of each of the three powers.

    KMT8Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    権
    おもり・かり・はか.る…(2)
    authority・power・rights
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