首吊り

首吊り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首	吊
くび Grade: 2	つ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) くびつり [kùbítsúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) くびつり​ [kùbítsúríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝbʲit͡sɨᵝɾʲi]

Noun

首吊り (hiragana くびつり, rōmaji kubitsuri)

1. death by hanging

   首吊 (くびつ)り自殺 (じさつ)

   kubitsuri jisatsu

   suicide by hanging

Synonyms

• 縊 (い)死 (し) (ishi)

References

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