Chinese

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buried with dead; die for a cause
to die; impassable; uncrossable
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 
trad. (殉死)
simp. #(殉死)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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殉死

  1. to be buried alive with the dead

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じゅん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
goon on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(じゅん)() (junshi

  1. following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after the death of one's lord

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Verb

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(じゅん)()する (junshi surusuru (stem (じゅん)() (junshi shi), past (じゅん)()した (junshi shita))

  1. to commit suicide after the death of one's lord or master

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN