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殉職 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
殉職
BOOST
Reading : じゅんしょく   
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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殉職 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 96,000 (about 2,100,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 17234
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
1986
ねん
スペースシャトルチャレンジャー
ごう
ばくはつ
爆発
じこ
事故
じゅんしょく
殉職

In 1986, he lost his life when the Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed.
じゅんしょく
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 183,000 (about 381,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ジュン    martyrdom   
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シュン   ジュン   season
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
wrap
death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ショク    job, employment, post, occupation   
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ジ   みみ ear   
potter's clay   
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tasseled spear
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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