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Categories: Japanese words and phrases, Suicide by seppuku, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Japanese culture

harakiri hara-kiri harikari seppuku hari-kari

Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society WordNet 3.0

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Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Seppuku, also called hara-kiri, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment. Wikipedia

Form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment Wikidata

Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the Samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death. Wiktionary

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. Wiktionary

Ritual suicide by disembowelment. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

suicide

suicide methods

honor suicide

suicide by sharp instrument

HAS PART

Yuigon

HAS KIND

junshi

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary