Junshi is applied to the death of a close relative or a follower of a king, an emperor, a chief, or a priest, resulted from suicide to follow his or her master in death.
殉死（じゅんし）とは、王や皇帝、首長、祭司王などの喪や埋葬に際して、近親者や従者がそれを追って死ぬこと。