自首 (じしゅ)surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in

surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself innoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 自首

自らみずからoneself
自分じぶんmyself; yourself
自動車じどうしゃcar; automobile
自宅じたくone's home; one's house
自民じみんLiberal Democratic Party; LDP
自民党じみんとうLiberal Democratic Party; LDP
自然しぜんnature
自由じゆうfreedom; liberty
首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
首脳しゅのうhead; leader
党首とうしゅparty leader
首都しゅとcapital city; metropolis
首くびneck
首位しゅいfirst place; head position
首都圏しゅとけんthe capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
一首いっしゅone tanka; one poem

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