self-immolation
しょうしんじさつ
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
self-immolation, burning oneself to death, suicide by fire
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その抗議者は、政府への不満を示すために焼身自殺を選んだ。
The protester chose self-immolation to express dissatisfaction with the government.
絶望的な状況が、彼を焼身自殺へと追い込んだ。
Desperate circumstances drove him to self-immolation.
報道によると、その僧侶は平和を訴えるために焼身自殺を行った。
According to reports, the monk committed self-immolation to advocate for peace.
歴史上、焼身自殺は政治的または宗教的な抗議の究極の形として記録されている。
Historically, self-immolation has been recorded as the ultimate form of political or religious protest.
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