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    3. 自首

    自首

    自じ首しゅ

    surrender (to the authorities)

    N1KMT8News #26+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab15 strokes

    じしゅ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

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    彼かれは警けい察さつに自じ首しゅした。

    He surrendered to the police.

    KMT7Politics & Law
    犯はん人にんは事じ件けん後ご、弁べん護ご士しを伴ともなって自じ首しゅした。

    After the incident, the culprit surrendered with his lawyer.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    警けい察さつは容よう疑ぎ者しゃに自じ首しゅを呼よびかけている。

    The police are calling on the suspect to surrender.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    自じ首しゅすることで、刑けいが軽けい減げんされる可か能のう性せいがある。

    By surrendering, there is a possibility that the sentence may be reduced.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    罪つみの意い識しきに耐たえかねて、彼かれはついに自じ首しゅを決けつ意いした。

    Unable to bear the guilt, he finally decided to surrender.

    KMT9Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
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