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    3. 殉職

    殉職

    殉じゅん職しょく

    dying at one's post

    KMT10News #39+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab28 strokes

    じゅんしょく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    dying at one's post, being killed in the line of duty

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    彼かれは任にん務む中ちゅうに殉じゅん職しょくした。

    He died in the line of duty during his mission.

    KMT5Work & Career
    消しょう防ぼう士しが火か災さい現げん場ばで殉じゅ職んし、多ょくしおおくの人ひと々びとが悲かなしんだ。

    A firefighter died in the line of duty at the fire scene, and many people grieved.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの殉じゅん職しょくは、同どう僚りょうたちに深ふかい悲かなしみと同どう時じに、職しょく務むへの強つよい決けつ意いを与あたえた。

    His death in the line of duty brought deep sorrow to his colleagues, but also a strong determination for their duties.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    警けい察さつ官かんの殉じゅん職しょくは、社しゃ会かい全ぜん体たいに大おおきな衝しょう撃げきを与あたえる。

    The death of a police officer in the line of duty causes a great shock to society as a whole.

    KMT10Work & CareerPolitics & Law
    殉じゅん職しょくした兵へい士したちの功こう績せきは、決けっして忘わすれられることはない。

    The achievements of the soldiers who died in the line of duty will never be forgotten.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    殉
    martyrdom・follow by resigning
    職
    post・employment・work
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