Japanese

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Kanji in this term
くび
Grade: 2

Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(くび)() (kubitsuri

  1. death by hanging
    首吊(くびつ)自殺(じさつ)
    kubitsuri jisatsu
    suicide by hanging

Synonyms

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Verb

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(くび)()する (kubitsuri surusuru (stem (くび)() (kubitsuri shi), past (くび)()した (kubitsuri shita))

  1. to die by hanging; to suicide by hanging

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN