자결

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 自決, from (by oneself) + (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 벌판 그리던 사탄타 자결 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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