自滅じめつ (jimetsu)

あの男おとこは酒さけに溺おぼれて自滅じめつした

That man destroyed himself through drinking.

彼は自滅的な生活を送った。

He lived a self-destructive life.

彼らは遠からず自滅するであろう.

They will come to ruin sooner or later.

今いまの日本にっぽんは自滅じめつへのみちを突き進つきすすんでいますよね。

Present-day Japan is going down the route to self destruction, isn't it?

こうして雑賀荘は「雑賀も内輪散々に成て自滅」と評される最期を遂げた。

In this way, Saigaso was destroyed and described as 'Saiga ruined itself because of betrayals.'

義理人情に翻弄された揚句に自滅するか改心して縛につくというものである。

Having been the sport of love (ninjo) and duty (giri), they either ruin themselves or reform and surrender themselves to justice.

11月3日、義経は都を退去して再起を図ろうとしたが、あえなく自滅する。

On November 3, Yoshitsune left the capital and tried to make a comeback, but ingloriously destroyed himself.

その性急な挙兵は少弐氏や大友氏の支持を得られず、自滅する結果となるが、武時の探題襲撃計画は九州における討幕運動の契機となった。

The rapid raising of an army could not get support of the Shoni clan and the Otomo clan, which resulted in his self-destruction, however, Taketoki's plan to attack the tandai triggered the anti-shogunate movement in Kyushu.

しかし、焦燥して自滅の道を歩み始めた若い伊周・隆家兄弟に対し、老練な道長の方は気長に構え、しかも緻密な追い落とし策を練り始めていた。

The youthful brothers Korechika and Takaie grew impatient and moved toward self-destruction; meanwhile, seasoned Michinaga took his time and started to concoct an elaborate plan to oust them.

しかしながら、家康の場合はその関与の度合いは不明とは言え、結果的に本願寺を内部分裂させ、彼らの自滅を誘う形でその勢力を更に弱めていった。

However, although to what extent Ieyasu was involved in the affairs of the temple is unknown, he resultantly made Hongan-ji Temple separated internally, weakening the power of the temple by inducing self-destruction.

敵（清朝兵：加筆者）ノ死屍七八百ハ砲台内ニ横タワレリト云フ」（大沽砲台の攻防についての日本軍の批評）とあるように、訓練不足のため近代兵器を活用できず、暴発などで自滅した例も有った。

Seven hundred dead bodies of the enemy (Qing dynasty army, improved by a writer) were said to be lying around' (the review of Japanese army concerning offense and defensive battle of Taku Fort); they were not able to utilize modern weapons due to lack of training and destroyed themselves with explosions in some cases.