abstention in Japanese
abstention in Japanese is 不参加, 慎む, 棄権 — abstention means the act of holding oneself back from doing something.
abstention in Japanese
不参加
Pronounced: fusanka
慎む
Pronounced: tsutsushimu
棄権
Pronounced: kiken
禁酒
Pronounced: kinshu
What does "abstention" mean?
- noun The act of holding oneself back from doing something.
- noun The act of deliberately not taking part in something.
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noun A choice not to vote either for or against something.
"There were five abstentions in the vote."
- noun (politics) A country's policy of staying out of international affairs.
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abstention in a sentence
- There were five abstentions in the vote.
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What is "abstention" in Japanese?
"abstention" in Japanese is 不参加, 慎む, 棄権. abstention means: The act of holding oneself back from doing something.
How do you pronounce 不参加?
"abstention" in Japanese is 不参加, pronounced "fusanka".
Are there other ways to say "abstention" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 4 translations listed for "abstention": 不参加, 慎む, 棄権, 禁酒.
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