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Noun Concept
Categories: Suicide by seppuku, Japanese words and phrases, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, Japanese culture
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harakiri  hara-kiri  harikari  seppuku  hari-kari
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Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society WordNet 3.0
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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)