しんじゅう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. double suicide; lovers' suicide
This play depicts the double suicide of a young couple.
2. group suicide; family suicide
3. dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
He's prepared to go down with this company.
Pitch accent
し
んじゅう
Composed of
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
murder-suicide; forced double or multiple suicide
fidelity (in a romantic relationship); loyalty
Examples (4 in total)
The manager intends to sink or swim with the ace.
He's prepared to go down with this company.
In the Edo period, there were many plays about lovers' suicides.
This play depicts the double suicide of a young couple.