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殉

殉: die for a cause

die for a cause; martyrdom
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Readings

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ジュン
Kun
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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

The name of the firefighter who died in the line of duty is carved on the monument in front of the station.

The missionary is said to have been martyred in a distant land without abandoning his faith.

Among the samurai of old, some followed their lord in death when he died.

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