| Revision as of 12:26, 10 February 2013 editHijiri88 (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.← Previous edit | Revision as of 12:29, 10 February 2013 edit undoHijiri88 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users37,390 edits "Jigai" just means "suicide". Nothing to do with women or military history.Next edit → | ||
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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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