noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
double suicide; lovers' suicide
Refers to two people, typically lovers, committing suicide together. Often used in news and literature.
二人は心中を図ったが、未遂に終わった。
The two attempted a double suicide, but it ended in failure.
その小説は悲劇的な心中事件を描いている。
The novel depicts a tragic lovers' suicide case.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
group suicide; family suicide
Extended use for a group or family committing suicide together. Less common than the lovers' suicide sense.
一家心中は戦後しばしば報道された。
Family suicides were often reported after the war.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
self-sacrificing dedication
Figurative use: dedicating oneself to someone or something to the point of self-destruction. Often used in the pattern ～と心中する.
彼は会社と心中する覚悟で不正を隠し続けた。
He continued to cover up the fraud, prepared to go down with the company.