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seppuku
sep·pu·ku S0272600 (sĕp′o͞o-ko͞o, sĕ-po͞o′-)n. Ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by Japanese samurai. Also called hara-kiri.
[Japanese : setsu, to cut (from Middle Chinese tshiat; also the source of Mandarin qiè) + fuku, stomach, abdomen (from Middle Chinese fuwk; also the source of Mandarin fù).]seppuku (sɛˈpuːkuː) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) another word for hara-kiri[from Japanese, from Chinese ch'ieh to cut + fu bowels]ha•ra-ki•ri (ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i-) also hari-kari
n. 1. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death. 2. any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri. [1855–60; < Japanese, =hara belly + kiri cut] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | seppuku - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese societyharakiri, hara-kiri, harikariself-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building |
Translationsseppuku
seppuku: see hara-kirihara-kiri
[Jap.,=belly-cutting], the traditional Japanese form of honorable suicide, also known by its Chinese equivalent, seppuku. It was practiced by the Japanese feudal warrior class in order to avoid falling into enemy hands.
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Synonyms for seppukunoun ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a swordSynonyms- harakiri
- hara-kiri
- harikari
Related Words- self-annihilation
- self-destruction
- suicide
- Nihon
- Nippon
- Japan
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