自決

See also: 自决

Chinese

 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
trad. (自決) 自 決
simp. (自决) 自 决

Pronunciation


Verb

自決

  1. to decide by oneself; to solve by oneself
    1. (specifically, government, politics) to have self-determination (political independence of a people)
  2. (literary) to commit suicide

Synonyms

  • (to commit suicide):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 決
じ
Grade: 2
けつ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 自 (“self”) +‎ 決 (“decision”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑike̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

自(じ)決(けつ) • (jiketsu) 

  1. deciding by oneself; solving by oneself
  2. suicide

Derived terms

  • 集(しゅう)団(だん)自(じ)決(けつ) (shūdanjiketsu, “mass suicide”)

Verb

自(じ)決(けつ)する • (jiketsu suru) suru (stem 自(じ)決(けつ)し (jiketsu shi), past 自(じ)決(けつ)した (jiketsu shita))

  1. to decide by oneself; to solve by oneself
  2. to commit suicide

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
自決

Noun

自決 • (jagyeol) (hangeul 자결)

  1. Hanja form? of 자결 (“honorable suicide”).
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