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自殺未遂 (じさつみすい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

自じ殺さつ未み遂すい

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Meanings

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noun

attempted suicide

Refers to the act of trying to take one's own life without succeeding. Often used in news reports, medical contexts, and legal discussions.

彼かれは自じ殺さつ未み遂すいで病びょう院いんに運はこばれた。
He was taken to the hospital after a suicide attempt.
自じ殺さつ未み遂すいの背はい景けいには、うつ病

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Depression is often behind attempted suicide.

Kanji

自oneself
殺kill, murder, butcher
未un-, not yet, hitherto
遂consummate, accomplish, attain

Similar words

自じ殺さつ
自殺 means 'suicide' (the act of killing oneself), while 自殺未遂 specifically means 'attempted suicide' (an unsuccessful attempt).
未み遂すい
未遂 is a suffix meaning 'attempted' or 'unsuccessful', used in legal terms like 殺人未遂 (attempted murder). 自殺未遂 is a compound of 自殺 and 未遂.

Etymology

Compound of 自殺 (suicide) and 未遂 (attempt, unsuccessful completion). 未遂 is a Sino-Japanese word used in legal contexts to denote an attempt that did not result in the intended outcome.