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身投げ (みなげ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

身み投なげ

み

な

げ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

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

throwing oneself; suicide by jumping

Typically refers to jumping into water, from a height, or in front of a train to commit suicide. Often used in the phrase 身投げをする.

彼かれは失しつ恋れんして海うみに身み投なげをした。
He threw himself into the sea after a broken heart.
身み投なげ自じ殺さつが増ふえていると

いう

ニュース

を

見み

た

。

I saw news that suicides by jumping are increasing.

Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
投throw, discard, abandon

Similar words

投とう身しん
投身 is a more formal Sino-Japanese compound with the same meaning of throwing oneself, often used in news reports or formal contexts, while 身投げ is a native Japanese word that feels more direct and emotional.
飛とび降おり
飛び降り specifically means jumping down from a height, whereas 身投げ can include jumping into water or other methods of self-destruction.

Etymology

Compound of 身 (mi, 'body') and 投げ (nage, 'throwing'), the nominalized form of 投げる (nageru, 'to throw'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward native Japanese formation.