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殉国 (junkoku) Japanese meaning: dying for one's country | Kotomora

殉じゅん国こく

じゅ

ん

こ

く

Meanings

1

dying for one's country

Formal, often solemn term for sacrificing one's life for the nation. Used in historical, military, or patriotic contexts.

彼かれは殉じゅん国こくの精せい神しんを称たたえられた。
He was honored for his spirit of dying for his country.

Kanji

殉martyrdom, follow by resigning
国country

Related words

殉じゅん職しょく
殉職 means dying in the line of duty, often for a specific job or mission, while 殉国 specifically refers to dying for one's country.

Etymology

Compound of 殉 (じゅん, 'to follow in death' or 'to sacrifice oneself') and 国 (こく, 'country'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with patriotic self-sacrifice.