- 1. [n, vs, vt] abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
Kanji in this word
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棄
abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrificeOn: キ (ki)Kun: す.てる (su.teru)
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権
authority, power, rightsOn: ケン (ken)、 ゴン (gon)Kun: おもり (omori)、 かり (kari)、 はか.る (haka.ru)
Example Sentences
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
iza touhyou toiu toki , kareha kiken shita .
When it was time to vote, he abstained.