投身自殺

Reading

Kana: とうしんじさつ

Romaji: toushinjisatsu

Definition

noun

vs

1

throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death

See also: 投身

Kanji

投

Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ

Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

身

Readings: シン、 み

Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life

自

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

殺

Readings: サツ、 サイ、 セツ、 ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ

Meanings: kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil