Word details

自殺

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 自殺.

Dictionary

Entry

自殺さつNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #3606
1

suicide

Examples
彼は自殺しようとしたが、未遂に終わった。
He tried to kill himself but it ended in failure.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

oneself

6 strokesFrequency 19JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと

Nanori

より

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

10 strokesFrequency 581JLPT N2Grade 5

On

サツサイセツ

Kun

ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める

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