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.