Vocabulary

What does 棄権 (きけん, kiken) mean?

棄権 (きけん, kiken) means abstention (from voting); forfeiture, withdrawal (from a competition).

Quick facts
Reading	きけん
Romaji	kiken
Part of speech	noun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

棄権きけん

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkiken

abstention (from voting); forfeiture, withdrawal (from a competition)

1noun · suru verb · transitive abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)

Example sentences

彼(かれ)はけがのため試合(しあい)を棄権(きけん)した。
He withdrew from the match due to injury.
投票(とうひょう)を棄権(きけん)する人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。
The number of people who abstain from voting is increasing.