Word details

棄権

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 棄権.

Dictionary

Entry

棄権けんNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #25524
1

abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

Examples
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
When it was time to vote, he abstained.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

13 strokesFrequency 901JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

す.てる

authority, power, rights

15 strokesFrequency 156JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ケンゴン

Kun

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