焼身 (しょうしん)burning oneself (to death); self-immolation

burning oneself (to death); self-immolationnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 焼身

燃焼ねんしょうburning; combustion
焼却しょうきゃくincineration; destroy by fire
焼け跡やけあとruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
焼死しょうしdeath by fire
日焼けひやけsunburn; suntan
焼き肉やきにくyakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue
すき焼すきやきsukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
すき焼きすきやきsukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
出身しゅっしんperson's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
自身じしん(one's) self; oneself
身みbody
中身なかみcontents; interior
全身ぜんしんwhole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
身長しんちょうheight (of body); stature
出身者しゅっしんしゃalumnus (alumnae); graduate
単身たんしんalone; unaided

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