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死
し
を
選
えら
ぶ
Meanings
Expression
Verb (5-dan, ぶ)
1. to commit suicide; to end one's life;
(lit.)
to choose death
Kanji used
死
death
選
select
Top 25400
Conjugations...
Used in: 632
Composed of
死
し
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
選
えら
ぶ
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
Examples (2 in total)
むしろ
名
めい
誉
よ
ある
死
し
を
選
えら
びたい
。
I would prefer an honorable death.
降
こう
伏
ふく
するくらいなら
死
し
を
選
えら
びます
。
I'd rather die than surrender.