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棄権 (きけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

棄き権けん

き

け

ん

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

abstention; withdrawal; renunciation

Used for abstaining from voting, renouncing a right, or withdrawing from a contest. Often used with する as a transitive verb.

選せん挙きょで棄き権けんする人ひとが増ふえている。
The number of people abstaining from voting in elections is increasing.

彼かれ

は

怪け

我が

の

ため

試し

合あい

を

棄き

権けん

し

た

。

He withdrew from the match due to injury.

Kanji

棄abandon, throw away, discard
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

欠けっ席せき
欠席 means absence from a meeting, class, or event, while 棄権 implies voluntarily giving up a right or participation, often in voting or competition.
辞じ退たい
辞退 is declining an offer or position, whereas 棄権 is withdrawing from an ongoing process or right.

Etymology

Compound of 棄 (abandon) and 権 (right, authority). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with giving up a right or participation.