Meaning

Primary

Suicide

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

A self kill is when you kill yourself. That's suicide.

Reading

じさつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 自殺のリスク

    suicide risk

    自殺の名所

    a place well-known for suicides

    自殺のニュース

    news of suicide

Context Sentences

東アジアの国の中で最も自殺りつが高い国はかん国です。

South Korea has the highest suicide rate among East Asian countries.

「Blue Wale (シロナガスクジラ)」という名前のSNSゲームで、十代のロシア人少年少女たちが130人以上も自殺したそうです。

Apparently, over 130 Russian teenagers committed suicide as a part of a social media game called "Blue Whale."

日本の自殺名所のリストを、メールで送ってもらえますか?あと、ファイルを送る際に圧縮して頂けると助かります。

Could you email me that list of famous suicide spots in Japan? I’d appreciate if you could compress the file before you send it to me too.

Kanji Composition