expression, godan verb (-tsu)
end one's own life; commit suicide
Refers to taking one's own life; a somewhat formal or literary expression.
彼は深い絶望から命を絶った。
He took his own life out of deep despair.
expression, godan verb (-tsu)
end a life; kill
Used when someone ends another person's life; can sound euphemistic or literary.
犯人はナイフで被害者の命を絶った。
The criminal ended the victim's life with a knife.