殉
殉: die for a cause
die for a cause; martyrdom
10 strokesSecondary · Stage 3 (about 準2級)in 4 words here
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ジュン
Kun—
じゅん: 殉職(じゅんしょく) "dying on duty", 殉教(じゅんきょう) "martyrdom", 殉死(じゅんし).
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Key words
殉職じゅんしょくdying in the line of duty
殉教じゅんきょうreligious martyrdom
殉死じゅんしfollowing one's lord in death
殉難じゅんなんmartyrdom
Example sentences
殉職した消防士の名前が、駅前の碑に刻まれている。
The name of the firefighter who died in the line of duty is carved on the monument in front of the station.
その宣教師は信仰を捨てず、遠い国で殉教したと伝えられている。
The missionary is said to have been martyred in a distant land without abandoning his faith.
昔の武士の中には、主君の死に際して殉死する者もいた。
Among the samurai of old, some followed their lord in death when he died.