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Dictionary: “棄権”

棄権

きけん

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

Example sentence

When it was time to vote, he abstained.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

棄
On
き
Kun
す.てる
Stroke count
13

・abandon

・throw away

・discard

・resign

・reject

・sacrifice

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権
On
けん;ごん
Kun
おもり;かり;はか.る
Stroke count
15

・authority

・power

・rights

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棄権者

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non-voter