Word Meaning 焼身自殺

しょうしんじさつ shoushinjisatsu

焼身自殺 is read as しょうしんじさつ (shoushinjisatsu) and means self-immolation.

Meaning

English

  1. self-immolation
  2. burning oneself to death
  3. suicide by fire

Reading

Kana

しょうしんじさつ

Romaji

shoushinjisatsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 35 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 18550 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

投身自殺

とうしんじさつ

suicide by throwing oneself to one's death

焼身

しょうしん

self-immolation

焼き殺す

やきころす

to kill by burning to 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