身投げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

From () (mi, body) + () (nage, throwing, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()げる (nageru, to throw).). Literally, "throwing one's body".

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (minage

  1. death by jumping into a body of water

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN