身投げ

身投げ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
身	投
み Grade: 3	な Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 身 (み) (mi, “body”) + 投 (な)げ (nage, “throwing”, 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 投 (な)げる (nageru, “to throw”).). Literally, "throwing one's body".

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) みなげ [mìnágé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) みなげ​ [mìnágéꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mʲina̠ɡe̞]

Noun

身投げ (hiragana みなげ, rōmaji minage)

1. death by jumping into a body of water

Synonyms

• 入水 (じゅすい) (jusui), 入水 (にゅうすい) (nyūsui)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN