noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
risking one's life; all-out effort; desperate act
Describes a situation or action where one throws caution away and commits fully, often with a sense of desperation or self-sacrifice. Commonly used in phrases like 捨て身の覚悟 or 捨て身の攻撃.
He jumped into the fire with the resolve to risk his life.
He stopped the opponent with a desperate tackle.
sacrifice throw; sutemi-waza
Standard spelling; the okurigana て makes the reading clear.
Less common variant without okurigana; may be encountered in older or more compact writing.
Compound of 捨て (stem of 捨てる, 'to throw away') and 身 ('body, self'). Literally 'throwing away one's body', it came to mean risking everything or acting with reckless abandon.