Shirabe
棄権 きけん
  • Common
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • transitive verb

棄権きけん

Common Noun Irregular Transitive
English JMdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb abstention (from voting);renunciation (of a right);withdrawal (from a contest)
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
When it was time to vote, he abstained.

漢字 kanji used

棄 abandon, throw away 13画 · JLPT N 1 権 authority, power 15画 · JLPT N 2