shinju

British

/ ˈʃɪndʒuː /

noun

(formerly, in Japan) a ritual double suicide of lovers

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In the First Ward of Nichi-Hommachi, in far-famed Osaka— O the sorrow of this tale of shinju!

From Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints by Hearn, Lafcadio

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