Japanese symbol for “suicide”
自殺
じさつ
Romaji: jisatsu
suicide
In Japanese, suicide is 自殺, read じさつ (jisatsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs suicide
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “suicide”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自害 | じがい jigai | suicide (carried out with a blade, gun, etc.) |
| 自決 | じけつ jiketsu | suicide |
| 自尽 | じじん jijin | suicide |
| 自死 | じし jishi | suicide |
| スーサイド | スーサイド suusaido | suicide |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder; homicide; manslaughter |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill; to slay; to murder |
See also: Chinese symbol for “suicide”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.