Japanese Word Entry

棄權

Simplified Japanese form: 棄権

Kana:きけん
Romaji:kiken
Definition: abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

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Chinese characters used in this word

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄧˋ (qì)
Cantonese: hei3
Japanese: キ (ki) / す.てる (suteru)
Korean: 기 (gi)
Vietnamese: khí
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authority, power, rights, right
Readings
Mandarin: ㄑㄩㄢˊ (quán), ㄍㄨㄢˋ (guàn)
Cantonese: kyun4
Japanese: ケン (ken)、 ゴン (gon) / おもり (omori)、 かり (kari)、 はか.る (hakaru)
Korean: 권 (gweon)
Vietnamese: quyền
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