| Revision as of 06:32, 6 February 2013 editMissvain (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Administrators236,116 edits Disambiguated: Shinju → Shinjū (novel)← Previous edit | Revision as of 12:26, 10 February 2013 edit undoHijiri88 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users37,390 edits Removed OR. "Jigai" (not "jigaki") JUST means suicide in Japanese. It is not "done by females of the samurai class", etc.Next edit → | ||
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| The word {{nihongo|'''''jigai'''''|自害}} means "]" in ]. The usual modern word for suicide is {{Nihongo|''jisatsu''|自殺}}.<ref></ref> Related words include {{Nihongo|''jiketsu''|自決}}, {{Nihongo|''jijin''|自尽}} and {{Nihongo|''jijin''|自刃}}. ''Jigaki'' refers to suicide by both females and males. | The word {{nihongo|'''''jigai'''''|自害}} means "]" in ]. The usual modern word for suicide is {{Nihongo|''jisatsu''|自殺}}.<ref></ref> Related words include {{Nihongo|''jiketsu''|自決}}, {{Nihongo|''jijin''|自尽}} and {{Nihongo|''jijin''|自刃}}. ''Jigaki'' refers to suicide by both females and males. | ||
| Some females belonging to ] families committed suicide by cutting the arteries with one stroke, using a knife such as a '']'' or '']''. The main purpose was to achieve a quick and certain death in order to avoid capture. Women were carefully taught jigaki as children. Before committing suicide, a woman would often tie her knees together so her body would be found in a dignified pose, despite the convulsions of death. ''Jigaki'', however, does not refer exclusively to this particular mode of suicide. Jigai was often done to preserve one's honor if a military defeat was imminent, so as to prevent ]. Invading armies would often enter homes to find the lady of the house seated alone, facing away from the door. On approaching her, they would find that she had ended her life long before they reached her. | |||
| ==Fictional Potrayals== | |||
| The character of Lady Niu committed jigai in the final chapters of ]'s novel ]. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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The word jigai (自害) means "suicide" in Japanese. The usual modern word for suicide is jisatsu (自殺). Related words include jiketsu (自決), jijin (自尽) and jijin (自刃). Jigaki refers to suicide by both females and males.
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