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
| 棄 | 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 |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 弃 |
| 權 | 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 |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 权 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 権 |