不参加(ふさんか)

The state of not taking part in an event, activity, or organization.

Forms

不(ふ) (non-/un-) + 参加(さんか) (participation)

Common collocations

• 不参加(ふさんか)を表明(ひょうめい)する: to announce non-participation
• 不参加(ふさんか)の理由(りゆう): reason for non-participation
• 不参加(ふさんか)国(こく): non-participating country
• 不参加(ふさんか)を決(き)める: to decide not to participate

Similar words

• 参加(さんか): participation (antonym)
• 欠席(けっせき): absence (from a meeting/class — implies one was expected to attend)
• 棄権(きけん): abstention (from a vote or competition)

不参加(ふさんか) is a deliberate choice not to participate, while 欠席(けっせき) may be due to circumstances.