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

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