noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
suicide by cutting one's throat
Rare literary term for suicide by slitting one's own throat. Cross-referenced with 自刎 (じふん), a more common synonym.
See also: 自刎
古文書には「自剄」という語が散見される。
The word 自剄 appears occasionally in old documents.
It is said that he died by cutting his own throat.