Word Meaning 投身自殺

とうしんじさつ toushinjisatsu

投身自殺 is read as とうしんじさつ (toushinjisatsu) and means suicide by throwing oneself to one's death.

Meaning

English

  1. suicide by throwing oneself to one's death
  2. leaping to one's death

Reading

Kana

とうしんじさつ

Romaji

toushinjisatsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 55453 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焼身自殺

しょうしんじさつ

self-immolation

投身

とうしん

throwing oneself to one's death

集団自殺

しゅうだんじさつ

group suicide

練炭自殺

れんたんじさつ

charcoal-burning suicide

服毒自殺

ふくどくじさつ

poison suicide

自殺

じさつ

suicide

苛め自殺

いじめじさつ

suicide caused by bullying or harassment

ガス自殺

がすじさつ

gas suicide

集合自殺

しゅうごうじさつ

group suicide

入水自殺

じゅすいじさつ

suicide by drowning

後追い自殺

あとおいじさつ

following someone's example, and committing suicide

狂言自殺

きょうげんじさつ

faked suicide