- following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb
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- following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
This term refers to the practice in historical Japan where retainers or samurai would take their own lives as a show of loyalty and devotion after the death of their lord. It was seen as a noble act of fidelity.
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じゅんし殉死するto commit suicide after one's lord has diedじゅんし殉死のかくご覚悟the determination to follow one's master into deathじゅんし殉死のぎしき儀式the ritual of following one's lord to the graveれきしてき歴史的じゅんし殉死historically significant acts of following one's lord in deathじゅんし殉死しゃ者a person who commits suicide after their lord's deathちゅうぎ忠義のじゅんし殉死loyal suicide in devotion to one's masterじゅんし殉死のせいしん精神the spirit of loyalty and sacrificeじゅんし殉死をちかう誓うto pledge to follow one's master in deathぶし武士のじゅんし殉死the samurai tradition of following a lord in deathじゅんし殉死のぶんか文化the culture of loyal suicide in Japan
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