投とう身しん

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

throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death

Refers to suicide by jumping from a height or into water/traffic. Often used in compounds like 投身自殺.

See also: 投身自殺

• 彼かれはビルから投とう身しんした。

  He threw himself from the building to his death.

• 投とう身しん自じ殺さつは駅えきのホームで起おきた。

  The suicide by jumping occurred on the station platform.