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身を投げる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身を投げる.

Dictionary

Entry

身を投げるみをなげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #14365
1

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

Examples
彼女は橋から身を投げて自殺した。
She committed suicide by jumping off the bridge.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

somebody, person, one's station in life

7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

7 strokesFrequency 236JLPT N2Grade 3

On

トウ

Kun

な.げる-な.げ

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