殉 — kanji meaning “martyrdom”
殉
martyrdom, follow by resigning
- Meanings
- martyrdom, follow by resigning
- On'yomi
- ジュン (jun)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2080 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 78
- Chinese reading
- xùn — Chinese character page
Words with 殉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殉職 | じゅんしょく junshoku | dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty |
| 殉難 | じゅんなん junnan | martyrdom |
| 殉教 | じゅんきょう junkyou | martyrdom |
| 殉教者 | じゅんきょうしゃ junkyousha | martyr |
| 殉死 | じゅんし junshi | following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died |
| 殉じる | じゅんじる junjiru | to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to die for (for) |
| 殉ずる | じゅんずる junzuru | to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to die for (for) |
| 殉国 | じゅんこく junkoku | dying for one's country |
| 殉難者 | じゅんなんしゃ junnansha | victim; martyr |
| 殉職者 | じゅんしょくしゃ junshokusha | person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties) |
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