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
- 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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