Kanji

殉

殉

martyrdom, follow by resigning

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

歹部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジュン

Common Readings

ジュン

Example sentences

殉じる じゅんじる
彼 は 自ら の 信念 に 殉じる 覚悟 で 、 困難 な 任務 に 挑んだ 。

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

殉職 じゅんしょく
その 警察官 は 職務 中 に 殉職 した 。

That police officer died in the line of duty.

Example Vocabulary

殉じる

じゅんじる

to die for; to sacrifice one's life for

殉職

じゅんしょく

dying in the line of duty

殉教者

じゅんきょうしゃ

殉ずる

じゅんずる

殉教

じゅんきょう

殉死

じゅんし

殉職者

じゅんしょくしゃ

殉国

じゅんこく

殉難

じゅんなん

殉難者

じゅんなんしゃ

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