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Seppuku

noun
1.
Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society.  Synonyms: hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari.





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"Seppuku" Quotes from Famous Books



... commonly understood among English—speaking readers. A Japanese correspondent has informed me that it is never used among the Japanese, with the signification we have attached to it. The proper word is "Seppuku." ...
— From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life • Captain A. T. Mahan


Words linked to "Seppuku" :   Nippon, self-destruction, harakiri, hara-kiri, japan, self-annihilation, Nihon, suicide


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