자결

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 自決, from 自 (“by oneself”) + 決 (“decide”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagyeol
McCune–Reischauer?chagyŏl
Yale Romanization?cakyel

Noun

자결 • (jagyeol) (hanja 自決)

  1. (positive) honorable suicide; suicide for the sake of a cause
    자유로운 벌판을 그리던 끝에 사탄타는 자결을 택했다.
    jayuroun beolpan-eul geurideon kkeut-e satanta-neun jagyeor-eul taekhaetda.
    In the end, after longing for the freedom of the plains, Satanta chose to take his own life.

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