SEPPUKU
harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku
(noun) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seppuku (countable and uncountable, plural seppukus or seppuku)
A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
Usage notes
• As with suicide, the usual verb used with seppuku is commit.
Synonyms
• hara-kiri
Anagrams
• pukes up
Source: Wiktionary
Sep*pu"ku, n.
Definition: Same as Hara-kiri.
Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. W. E. Griffis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition