Etymology

junshi

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Today it means: In medieval Japan, the practice of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord. Full definition →

Japanese 殉死
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from殉死
  2. English todayjunshi

From Japanese 殉死.

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