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The wife of Onodera Junai, one of the Forty-seven Ronin, prepares for her suicide.

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.

References

  1. じがい 1 0 【自害】 - goo 辞書
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