僭 — kanji meaning “boastfully usurp”
僭
boastfully usurp
- Meanings
- boastfully usurp
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)、セン (sen)
- Kun'yomi
- せん.する、おご.る
- Strokes
- 14
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- jiàn — Chinese character page
Words with 僭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 僭越 | せんえつ sen'etsu | presumptuous; arrogant; audacious |
| 僭称 | せんしょう senshou | pretension; assumption (of a title) |
| 僭主 | せんしゅ senshu | usurper; tyrant |
| 僭する | せんする sensuru | to usurp boastfully |
| 僭位 | せんい sen'i | usurpation of a throne |
| 僭王 | せんおう sen'ou | usurper king |
| 僭上 | せんじょう senjou | audacity; forwardness; effrontery |
| 僭用 | せんよう sen'you | exceeding one's authority to use something |
| 僭上越権 | せんじょうえっけん senjouekken | overstepping one's powers (competence, authority); abuse of one's legal authority; acting ultra vires |
| 僭す | せんす sensu | to usurp boastfully |
| 僭主制 | せんしゅせい senshusei | tyranny |
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