# 殉 — Martyr

Frequency rank 2275 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 軋 (Jar), less common than 只 (Only).

- On’yomi: じゅん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 歹 Death (Kangxi 78)
- Frequency path: Level XVIII of XX

Death on the left, with a cross and sun on the right — dying on a cross under the sun makes someone a martyr, their sacrifice illuminated for all to witness.

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