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Kanji Detail for 殉 - "martyr, sacrifice, follow in death"

殉

  • Meaning

    殉 means "martyr, sacrifice, follow in death."

    1. Martyr - One who dies for a cause.

    2. Sacrifice - To give up for a purpose.

    3. Follow in death - To die following another.

  • Tattoo check: 殉

    • Verified meaning: martyr, sacrifice, follow in death
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じゅん, じゅんじ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 殉

    Given names 殉(じゅん)Listen

    Surnames 殉(じゅんじ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    martyrdom; follow by resigning

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    die for cause, be martyr for

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    martyr; to die for a cause

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Using people to accompany the dead. As in burial with sacrificial victims (殉葬). | All cases of giving one's life for something are called 殉. As in dying for profit (殉利), dying for fame (殉名). Also written as 徇.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jun(ジュン) ジュン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    歹 歺 (gatsu・gatsuhen・ichitahen・kabanehen)

  • Related Keywords

    martyr sacrifice follow in death accompany allegiance commitment dedication devotion die give honor immolation loyalty offering persecution purpose decease demise

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