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1 == 1.1 Other spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Usage note 1.5 Translations 1.6 Derived terms 1.7 See also

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Other spellings

• harakiri
• hari-kari (considered incorrect)
• harikari (considered incorrect)

Etymology

From 腹切り (はらきり, harakiri).

Noun

hara-kiri (uncountable)

1. seppuku, a form of Japanese ritual suicide.

Usage note

• The term seppuku is preferrable to hara-kiri.

Translations

• Japanese: 腹切り (はらきり, harakiri)

  harakiri

Derived terms

• commit hara-kiri

See also

• bushido
• kamikaze
• seppuku
• suicide
• Wikipedia article on Seppuku