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殉

martyrdom
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. martyrdomRtK
  2. follow by resigning
  1. dying at one's post
  2. being killed in the line of duty

Radicals and components

Radical歹death
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bones (骨) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · evening · decameron · bound up (乙) · sun (日) · day (日)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 872

Compound words

殉職じゅんしょく
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
殉難じゅんなん
martyrdom
殉教じゅんきょう
martyrdom
殉国じゅんこく
dying for one's country
殉死じゅんし
following one's master into the grave
殉じるじゅんじる
to sacrifice oneself
殉ずるじゅんずる
to sacrifice oneself
殉教者じゅんきょうしゃ
martyr
殉職者じゅんしょくしゃ
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
殉難者じゅんなんしゃ
victim

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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