noun, takes genitive case の

  1. putting one's life on the line, giving everything one has got, acting out of desperation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
捨て身 すてみ
捨身
捨身 すてみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

discard, throw away, abandon
す.てる シャ (6th, N2)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
cottage, inn, hut
シャ セキ やど.る (5th, N1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
somebody, person, one's station in life
シン み (3rd)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
rising stroke
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)