Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 自首(じしゅ) in Japanese

自首
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
じしゅ
Romaji
jishu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Meaning
    surrender; give oneself up
    Example sentence
    ひき逃げ犯人翌日父親伴われて自首してきました The hit-and-run driver, accompanied by his father, came and turned himself in the next day.

Examples of 自首, じしゅ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

9 strokes

neck, counter for songs and poems

On'Yomi: シュ

Kun'Yomi: くび

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JLPT 4

6 strokes

oneself

On'Yomi: ジ, シ

Kun'Yomi: みずか.ら, おの.ずから, おの.ずと

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