棄権 (Kiken) is a Japanese noun meaning “abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbabstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
Examples
棄権が二票あった。
There were two abstentions.
今度の選挙は棄権するつもりだ。
I don't plan to vote at the upcoming election.
いざ投票という時、彼は棄権した。
When it was time to vote, he abstained.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).