mˈʌtʃ lˈaɪk ðə pɹˈoʊɾɐɡənˌɪst jˈoʊzoʊ, dˈæzaɪ ɐtˈɛmptᵻd sˈuːɪsˌaɪd ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv fˈaɪv tˈaɪmz ɪn hɪz lˈaɪftaɪm, wɪð kˈɑːnsɔːɹts, ʌntˈɪl ˈʌltᵻmətli səksˈiːdɪŋ ɪn tˈeɪkɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn lˈaɪf wɪð hɪz lˈʌvɚɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm, ɐ wˈʊmən nˈeɪmd tˈoʊmi jɐmeɪzˈæki.
Much like the protagonist Yōzō, Dazai attempted suicide a total of five times in his lifetime, with consorts, until ultimately succeeding in taking his own life with his lover at the time, a woman named Tomie Yamazaki.