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自首じしゅ (jishu)

surrender, give oneself up

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Meaning

自首 (じしゅ, jishu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “surrender, give oneself up”.

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Example sentences 8

犯人はんにんが警察けいさつ署しょに自首じしゅしました

The criminal gave him/herself up at the police station.

その犯人はんにんは警察けいさつに自首じしゅした。

The criminal gave himself up to the police.

彼かれは警察けいさつに自首じしゅしたそうです。

I heard that he gave himself up to the police.

私わたしは彼かれを説得せっとくして警察けいさつに自首じしゅさせた。

I persuaded him to give himself up to the police.

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