投とう身しん自じ殺さつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

suicide by jumping; leaping to one's death

Refers to the act of intentionally throwing oneself from a height or into a dangerous place to end one's life. Often used in news reports.

See also: 投身

• 彼かれは投とう身しん自じ殺さつを図はかったが、一いち命めいを取とり留とめた。

  He attempted suicide by jumping but survived.

• 駅えきのホームから投とう身しん自じ殺さつする人ひとが後あとを絶たたない。

  There is no end to people who commit suicide by jumping from station platforms.