人権

• 読み: じんけん
• ローマ字: jinken
• 漢字の分解: 人 (jin/hito) — person, human; 権 (ken) — right, authority, power
• 発音: /dʑiɴ.keɴ/

意味

Human rights; civil rights. The fundamental rights and freedoms to which every person is inherently entitled.

A foundational concept in modern law and ethics, 人権 encompasses civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Enshrined in Japan's postwar constitution, the term appears across legal texts, NGO discourse, and policy debate. Often modified: 人権侵害 (rights violation), 人権擁護 (rights protection).

例文

1. 人権の保護は民主主義社会の根幹をなす。
2. 難民の人権問題に取り組むNGOが支援を呼びかけている。
3. 拘留中の人権侵害について国連が調査に乗り出した。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, international relations, social issues

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Translation of the Western concept of 'human rights' introduced during the Meiji era. 人 means person or human; 権 means rights or authority. The compound was used to render droits de l'homme and similar concepts from European legal philosophy.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal