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    3. 行使

    行使

    行こう使し

    use

    KMT2News #3+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    こうし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    use, exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは投とう票ひょう権けんを行こう使しした。

    He exercised his right to vote.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    警けい察さつは正せい当とうな権けん力りょくを行こう使しした。

    The police exercised legitimate authority.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    彼かれはその権けん利りを行こう使しする機き会かいを待まっていた。

    He was waiting for an opportunity to exercise that right.

    KMT4Politics & LawCore Concepts
    憲けん法ぽうは国こく民みんに言げん論ろんの自じ由ゆうを行こう使しする権けん利りを保ほ障しょうしている。

    The constitution guarantees citizens the right to exercise freedom of speech.

    KMT6Politics & Law
    企き業ぎょうは市いち場ばでの支し配はい力りょくを行こう使ししすぎないよう監かん視しされている。

    Companies are monitored so that they do not over-exercise their dominance in the market.

    KMT7Business & FinancePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    行
    い.く・ゆ.く・-ゆ.き・-ゆき・-い.き・-いき…(11)
    going・journey・carry out・conduct・act…(3)
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
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