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棄権
きけん
N1
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
abstain from voting
2
renunciation of a right
3
abstention (from voting)
4
renunciation (of a right)
5
withdrawal (from a contest)
Example sentence
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
When it was time to vote, he abstained.
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Kanji in this word
棄
Abandon, Throw Away, Discard
13 strokes
権
Authority, Power, Rights
15 strokes
More words with
棄
廃棄
はいき ·
disposal
N1
放棄
ほうき ·
abandonment
投棄
とうき ·
abandonment
棄却
ききゃく ·
rejection
破棄
はき ·
revocation
N1
遺棄
Full entry on Jisho
いき ·
abandonment
自棄
やけ ·
desperation
廃棄物
はいきぶつ ·
waste matter
More words with
権
権力
けんりょく ·
(political) power
N1
選手権
せんしゅけん ·
championship
権利
けんり ·
right
N3
政権
せいけん ·
(political) administration
N1
人権
じんけん ·
human rights
権限
けんげん ·
power
N1
主権
しゅけん ·
sovereignty
N1
有権者
ゆうけんしゃ ·
(eligible) voter
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