Korean word

자살하다

Pronunciation

Romanizationchasalhada

Meaning

  • verbcommit suicide

Example

그는 어젯밤에 자살했어요.keu neun eo jet ppa me cha sal hae sseo yo

He committed suicide last night.

Illustration for 자살하다 (commit suicide)

More examples

경찰은 현장에서 그가 자살했다고 판단했다.kyeong cha reun hyeon jang e seo keu ga cha sal haet tta go pan dan haet tta

The police determined at the scene that he had committed suicide.

Core concept

The deliberate choice to bring one's own life to an end.

Common phrases

  • 유서를 남기고 자살하다yu seo reul nam gi go cha sal ha da

    leave a suicide note and commit suicide

  • 계획적으로 자살하다kye hoek jjeo geu ro cha sal ha da

    deliberately commit suicide

Similar words

목숨을 끊다mokssumeul kkeunta: Bring one's own life to an end through a deliberate act.
자살을 시도하다chasareul sidohada: Make an attempt to end one's own life that may not succeed.
자해하다chahaehada: Purposely harm one's own body without requiring a wish to die.
극단적 선택을 하다keukttanjeok seontaegeul hada: A gentle way to refer to deliberately ending one's own life.

Definition in Korean

자살하다는 자신의 의지로 고의로 목숨을 끊는 행위를 가리킨다.cha sal ha da neun cha si nui ui ji ro ko ui ro mok ssu meul kkeun neun haeng wi reul ka ri kin da

Word origin

The noun 자살 (jasal, "suicide") comes from Sino-Korean elements meaning self and kill, and 하다 (hada, "to do") turns it into a verb.

Usage tips

  • In a sentence, past tense can show that the act occurred, whereas words meaning attempt are needed to describe an attempted act.

Opposites

Related words

  • 자살 예방chasal yebangsuicide preventionnoun
  • 자살자chasaljaperson who died by suicidenoun

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