What does 自殺 (zisatsu | じさつ) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は自殺をした。
kare wa jisatsu o shi ta.
He committed suicide. | He killed himself.

彼女は自殺を企てた。
kanojo wa jisatsu o kuwadate ta.
She attempted to kill herself. | She tried to commit suicide. | She attempted suicide.

彼女は自殺未遂をした。
kanojo wa jisatsu misui o shi ta.
She attempted to kill herself. | She tried to commit suicide. | She attempted suicide.

彼は首吊り自殺をした。
kare wa kubitsuri jisatsu o shi ta.
He committed suicide by hanging himself.

彼女は自殺しようとした。
kanojo wa jisatsu shiyo u to shi ta.
She attempted to kill herself. | She tried to commit suicide. | She attempted suicide. | She tried to kill herself.

彼は毒を飲んで自殺した。
kare wa doku o non de jisatsu shi ta.
He killed himself by taking poison. | He committed suicide by taking poison.

絶望した彼は自殺を図った。
zetsubō shi ta kare wa jisatsu o hakatta.
Despair drove him to attempt suicide.

彼女は毒を飲んで自殺した。
kanojo wa doku o non de jisatsu shi ta.
She killed herself by taking poison. | She committed suicide by taking poison.

彼女は自殺をしようとした。
kanojo wa jisatsu o shiyo u to shi ta.
She attempted to kill herself. | She tried to commit suicide. | She attempted suicide. | She tried to kill herself.

彼は自殺の真似事をやった。
kare wa jisatsu no manegoto o yatta.
He put on a suicide act.

彼女は橋から身を投げて自殺した。
kanojo wa hashi kara mi o nage te jisatsu shi ta.
She committed suicide by jumping off the bridge.

彼女が自殺したというのは本当か。
kanojo ga jisatsu shi ta toyū no wa hontō ka.
Can it be true that she committed suicide?

彼は高い窓から飛び降り自殺した。
kare wa takai mado kara tobiori jisatsu shi ta.
He committed suicide by jumping out of a high window.

彼は息子に会えなければ自殺するだろう。
kare wa musuko ni ae nakere ba jisatsu suru daro u.
He will commit suicide if he can't see his son.

僕は不幸かも知れないけれど自殺はしない。
boku wa fukō kamo shire nai keredo jisatsu wa shi nai.
I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself. | Although I may be unhappy, I won't commit suicide.

夫が死んだ時彼女は自殺したい気分になった。
otto ga shin da toki kanojo wa jisatsu shi tai kibun ni natta.
When her husband died, she felt like committing suicide. | When her husband died, she felt like killing herself.

彼女は息子が自殺するとは夢にも思わなかった。
kanojo wa musuko ga jisatsu suru to wa yumenimo omowa nakatta.
Little did she dream that her son would commit suicide. | She never dreamed that her son would commit suicide. | She never in her wildest dreams would have thought her son would kill himself.

彼は人の自己尊厳のほうが重要だという理由で、自殺を擁護する。
kare wa hito no jiko songen no hō ga jūyō da toyū riyū de, jisatsu o yōgo suru.
He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important. | Because he believes in the importance of people's own dignity, he advocates suicide.

むやみに自殺を否定しようとは思いませんが、親が子どもを道連れにするのはぜったいにやめてほしい、と思います。
muyami ni jisatsu o hitei shiyo u to wa omoi masen ga, oya ga kodomo o michizure ni suru no wa zettai ni yame te hoshī, to omoi masu.
I don't intend to flatly reject suicide, but I really wish parents would not make their children join in with them.

	The Japanese word
	自殺
	is pronounced
	zisatsu \| じさつ
	means
	suicide

	Examples:
	彼は自殺をした。 kare wa jisatsu o shi ta. He committed suicide. \| He killed himself.
	彼女は自殺を企てた。 kanojo wa jisatsu o kuwadate ta. She attempted to kill herself. \| She tried to commit suicide. \| She attempted suicide.
	彼女は自殺未遂をした。 kanojo wa jisatsu misui o shi ta. She attempted to kill herself. \| She tried to commit suicide. \| She attempted suicide.
	彼は首吊り自殺をした。 kare wa kubitsuri jisatsu o shi ta. He committed suicide by hanging himself.
	彼女は自殺しようとした。 kanojo wa jisatsu shiyo u to shi ta. She attempted to kill herself. \| She tried to commit suicide. \| She attempted suicide. \| She tried to kill herself.
	彼は毒を飲んで自殺した。 kare wa doku o non de jisatsu shi ta. He killed himself by taking poison. \| He committed suicide by taking poison.
	絶望した彼は自殺を図った。 zetsubō shi ta kare wa jisatsu o hakatta. Despair drove him to attempt suicide.
	彼女は毒を飲んで自殺した。 kanojo wa doku o non de jisatsu shi ta. She killed herself by taking poison. \| She committed suicide by taking poison.
	彼女は自殺をしようとした。 kanojo wa jisatsu o shiyo u to shi ta. She attempted to kill herself. \| She tried to commit suicide. \| She attempted suicide. \| She tried to kill herself.
	彼は自殺の真似事をやった。 kare wa jisatsu no manegoto o yatta. He put on a suicide act.
	彼女は橋から身を投げて自殺した。 kanojo wa hashi kara mi o nage te jisatsu shi ta. She committed suicide by jumping off the bridge.
	彼女が自殺したというのは本当か。 kanojo ga jisatsu shi ta toyū no wa hontō ka. Can it be true that she committed suicide?
	彼は高い窓から飛び降り自殺した。 kare wa takai mado kara tobiori jisatsu shi ta. He committed suicide by jumping out of a high window.
	彼は息子に会えなければ自殺するだろう。 kare wa musuko ni ae nakere ba jisatsu suru daro u. He will commit suicide if he can't see his son.
	僕は不幸かも知れないけれど自殺はしない。 boku wa fukō kamo shire nai keredo jisatsu wa shi nai. I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself. \| Although I may be unhappy, I won't commit suicide.
	夫が死んだ時彼女は自殺したい気分になった。 otto ga shin da toki kanojo wa jisatsu shi tai kibun ni natta. When her husband died, she felt like committing suicide. \| When her husband died, she felt like killing herself.
	彼女は息子が自殺するとは夢にも思わなかった。 kanojo wa musuko ga jisatsu suru to wa yumenimo omowa nakatta. Little did she dream that her son would commit suicide. \| She never dreamed that her son would commit suicide. \| She never in her wildest dreams would have thought her son would kill himself.
	彼は人の自己尊厳のほうが重要だという理由で、自殺を擁護する。 kare wa hito no jiko songen no hō ga jūyō da toyū riyū de, jisatsu o yōgo suru. He defends suicide on the grounds that one's self-dignity is more important. \| Because he believes in the importance of people's own dignity, he advocates suicide.
	むやみに自殺を否定しようとは思いませんが、親が子どもを道連れにするのはぜったいにやめてほしい、と思います。 muyami ni jisatsu o hitei shiyo u to wa omoi masen ga, oya ga kodomo o michizure ni suru no wa zettai ni yame te hoshī, to omoi masu. I don't intend to flatly reject suicide, but I really wish parents would not make their children join in with them.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org