棄権 (きけん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

棄権 (きけん) means abstain from voting / renunciation of a right.

See example sentences below.

棄権 at a glance

棄権

きけんkiken

N1noun

abstain from voting / renunciation of a right

棄権きけんkikenN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

abstain from voting / renunciation of a right

Example 1

彼は選挙で棄権しました。

Translation

He abstained from voting in the election.

Example 2

権利を棄権することは簡単ではない。

Translation

Renouncing your rights is not easy.