► 動詞
自殺 [じさつ] [自殺する] meaning: suicide rank: 2
☆ 彼は首をつって自殺した ⇨ He killed himself by hanging
心中 [しんじゅう] [心中する] meaning: suicide rank: 3
☆ 彼は政党と心中することを拒否した ⇨ He refused to die, share the fate, with the political party
☆ 若い恋人は心中した ⇨ The two young lovers killed themselves (☛ Commit a group suicide)
自害 [(1)じがい] [自害する] [liter] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 彼は責任を取って自害した ⇨ He took the responsibility and killed himself (☛ Kill oneself, typically by seppuku)
自決 [じけつ] [自決する] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 追い詰められた兵士は自決した ⇨ The cornered soldier killed himself (☛ Especially instead of surrendering to the enemy)
自爆 [じばく] [自爆する] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 追い詰められた兵士は自爆した ⇨ The cornered soldier killed himself with a grenade
切腹 [せっぷく] [切腹する] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 彼は切腹することを命じられた ⇨ He was ordered to kill himself by seppuku
► 名詞
自殺 [じさつ] meaning: suicide rank: 2
☆ 日本は欧米にくらべて自殺が多い ⇨ There are more suicides in Japan compared with US and Europe
心中 [しんじゅう] meaning: suicide rank: 3
☆ 無理心中事件が起こった ⇨ There was a murder-suicide (☛ Commit a group suicide)
自爆 [じばく] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 自爆テロ事件 ⇨ A suicide bomb terrorist attack
身投げ [みなげ] [liter] meaning: suicide rank: 4
☆ 彼女は崖から身投げした ⇨ She jumped off the cliff (☛ Jump to death)