Word Meaning 投身

とうしん toushin

投身 is read as とうしん (toushin) and means throwing oneself to one's death.

Meaning

English

  1. throwing oneself to one's death
  2. precipitating oneself to one's death
  3. leaping to one's death

Reading

Kana

とうしん

Romaji

toushin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 40407 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

投身自殺

とうしんじさつ

suicide by throwing oneself to one's death

身投げ

みなげ

throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)

身を投げる

みをなげる

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

身を投じる

みをとうじる

to throw oneself (into an activity)

投げ技

なげわざ

throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)

投了

とうりょう

resignation

投機的

とうきてき

speculative

投資戦略

とうしせんりゃく

investment strategy

投手板

とうしゅばん

pitchers plate

心身

しんじん

mind and body

下半身

かはんしん

lower half of the body