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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 自決, from 自 (“by oneself”) + 決 (“decide”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jagyeol |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jagyeol |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chagyŏl |
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| Yale Romanization? | cakyel |
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Noun
자결 • (jagyeol) (hanja 自決)
- (positive) honorable suicide; suicide for the sake of a cause
자유로운 벌판을 그리던 끝에 사탄타는 자결을 택했다.- jayuroun beolpan-eul geurideon kkeut-e satanta-neun jagyeor-eul taekhaetda.
- In the end, after longing for the freedom of the plains, Satanta chose to take his own life.
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