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自首 (じしゅ): surrender, give oneself up — Japanese vocabulary

自首 is read じしゅ and means "surrender, give oneself up". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

自首

Reading
じしゅ · jishu
Translation
surrender, give oneself up
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
じしゅがじしゅが

Example

その犯人は警察に自首した。

そのはんにんはけいさつにじしゅした。

The criminal gave himself up to the police.

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