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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

棄き権けん

kiken

to abstain from voting

Also used for withdrawing from a contest. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. いざ投票とうひょうという時とき、彼かれは棄権きけんした。

    When it was time to vote, he abstained.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 棄権きけんが二票にひょうあった。

    There were two abstentions.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 今度こんどの選挙せんきょは棄権きけんするつもりだ。

    I don’t plan to vote at the upcoming election.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 棄権

  • 棄abandon; throw awayOnキKunすてる
  • 権authority; powerOnケン・ゴンKunおもり・かり・はかる

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