Japanese

じる

じゅんじる
Meaning: to die for; to sacrifice one's life for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 殉じる 殉じない
Polite 殉じます 殉じません
Past 殉じた 殉じなかった
Polite + Past 殉じました 殉じませんでした
Te-form 殉じて 殉じなくて
Potential 殉じられる 殉じられない
Passive 殉じられる 殉じられない
Causative 殉じさせる 殉じさせない
Imperative 殉じろ 殉じるな

Handwriting

殉
じ
る

Example

He challenged the difficult mission with the determination to sacrifice his life for his beliefs.

Usage Notes

Used when someone gives up their life for a cause, duty, or person.

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