noun
child who has lost a parent to suicide; child of a suicide victim
A sensitive term used in social welfare and psychological contexts. Refers specifically to a child who has experienced the suicide of a parent.
自死遺児のためのサポートグループが開かれた。
A support group for children who have lost a parent to suicide was held.
彼女は自死遺児としての経験を語った。
She spoke about her experience as a child of a suicide victim.
Compound of 自死 (jishi, 'suicide') and 遺児 (iji, 'bereaved child'). The term likely emerged in social welfare discourse to describe children affected by parental suicide.