棄権
きけん
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)
JLPT N1
Details
- Part of Speech:
- Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
- Romaji:
- kiken
Example Sentences
選挙の棄権は、個人の自由である。
Voting is a personal freedom.
彼は、選挙の棄権を表明したが、理由は明らかにしなかった。
He declared his intention to abstain from voting, but did not explain the reason.