縊死
いし · ishi
Suicide by hanging, hanging oneself
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How it’s used
A formal, clinical term for hanging, found in news reports and legal or medical writing rather than in everyday speech.
Often confused with 自殺 (jisatsu, suicide in general); 縊死 specifies the method.
Example sentences
警察は縊死と断定した。
The police ruled it a hanging.
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遺体の縊死の痕が確認された。
Hanging marks on the body were confirmed.
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What does 縊死 mean?
Suicide by hanging, hanging oneself.
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いし (ishi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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