挺てい身しん

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

volunteering; offering oneself; stepping forward

Formal, often used for volunteering for a cause, duty, or public service. Implies proactive self-sacrifice or taking initiative. Common in phrases like 挺身する and 挺身隊.

• 彼かれは被ひ災さい地ちの救きゅう援えんに挺てい身しんした。

  He volunteered for relief efforts in the disaster area.

• 多おおくの若わか者ものが国くにのために挺てい身しんした。

  Many young people offered themselves for the country.