自切

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自	切
じ Grade: 2	せつ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
自截

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じせつ [jìsétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑise̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

自(じ)切(せつ) • (jisetsu) ^{←じせつ (zisetu)?}

1. (zoology) autotomy; self-amputation

   トカゲの尻(しっ)尾(ぽ)の自(じ)切(せつ)

   tokage no shippo no jisetsu

   lizard's self-amputation of the tail