About The Word Hara-kiri
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Hara-kiri
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What's The Definition Of Hara-kiri?
[n] (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hara-kiri: harakiri | harikari Related Terms | Find terms related to Hara-kiri: See Also | self-annihilation | self-destruction | suicide Hara-kiri In Webster's Dictionary \Ha"ra-ki`ri\, n. [Jap., stomach cutting.]
Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in
Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of
disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but
incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.
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