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自殺教唆 (じさつきょうさ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ殺さつ教きょう唆さ

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Meanings

1

instigation to suicide

Legal term for the crime of encouraging or assisting someone to commit suicide.

自じ殺さつ教きょう唆さは刑けい法ほうで処しょ罰

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さ

れる

行こう

為い

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Instigation to suicide is an act punishable under the criminal law.

Kanji

自oneself
殺kill, murder, butcher
教teach, faith, doctrine
唆tempt, seduce, instigate

Related words

自じ殺さつ幇ほう助じょ
自殺幇助 refers to assisting a suicide, while 自殺教唆 specifically means instigating or encouraging it.

Built from

自じ殺さつ+教きょう唆さ

Etymology

Compound of 自殺 (suicide) and 教唆 (instigation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern legal contexts.