とびおりじさつ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
飛び降り自殺 飛降り自殺 飛び下り自殺 飛下り自殺

Etymology

From 飛(と)び降(お)り (tobiori, “jumping down”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 飛(と)び降(お)りる (tobioriru, “to jump down; to jump”).) + 自殺(じさつ) (jisatsu, “suicide”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とびおりじさつ [tòbíórí jíꜜsàtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [to̞bʲio̞ɾʲi d͡ʑisa̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

とびおりじさつ • (tobiori jisatsu) 

1. suicide by jumping