殉じゅんじる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

sacrifice oneself; die a martyr

Used for giving one's life for a cause, belief, or duty. Often implies a noble or principled death. The construction is typically ～に殉じる.

• 彼かれは信しん念ねんに殉じゅんじた。

  He died for his beliefs.

• 多おおくの兵へい士しが祖そ国こくに殉じゅんじた。

  Many soldiers gave their lives for their homeland.