自首 | Japanese meaning

自首【じしゅ】

Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

Forms

自首【じしゅ】Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.
じしゅ

Generated definitions (experimental)

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

This term is used when an individual voluntarily submits themselves to law enforcement or authorities, often in the context of confessing to a crime or taking responsibility for one's actions.

。

He surrendered to the police.

。

He decided to give himself up, feeling remorse for his sins.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to surrender (to the authorities)to turn oneself in to the policegave oneself upmotive for surrenderingto encourage someone to turn themselves insurrender deadlinethe act of surrenderingto admit guilt and turn oneself inご後treatment after surrenderingせい性importance of turning oneself in

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

Wiktionary

Example sentences

4 results

1. まし。

The hit-and-run driver, accompanied by his father, came and turned himself in the next day.

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2. 。

I heard that he gave himself up to the police.

Tatoeba

3. 。

I persuaded him to give himself up to the police.

Tatoeba

4. 。

The criminal gave himself up to the police.

Tatoeba

自首【じしゅ】

Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

Forms

自首【じしゅ】Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867.
じしゅ

Generated definitions (experimental)

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

This term is used when an individual voluntarily submits themselves to law enforcement or authorities, often in the context of confessing to a crime or taking responsibility for one's actions.