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Synonyms for harakiri


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i-



Définition of harakiri

Origin :
  • "suicide by disembowelment," 1856, from Japanese, literally "belly-cutting," the colloquial word for what is formally called seppuku "cut open the stomach;" from hara "belly" + kiri "to cut."
  • As in suicide : noun self-murder
  • As in hara-kiri : noun ritual suicide
Example sentences :
  • The result was not harakiri, but the offending noble was consigned to the care of his brother.
  • Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
  • I have here used the expression "harakiri," because so commonly understood among English—speaking readers.
  • Extract from : « From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life » by Captain A. T. Mahan

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