n. (Hira=じゅんし) dying a martyr, following someone in suicide

v. (Hira=じゅんしする) follow someone through suicide

[殉死] (1) suicide committed for one's country
(2) self-immolation (of an attendant on the death of his lord); suttee

[殉死-] die for one's country; immolate [kill] oneself on the death of one's lord [master]; die a martyr's death; follow one's lord to the grave