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])[1]
  • 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

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