hara-kiri

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Noun hara-kiri has 1 sense

harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
--₁ is a kind of suicide, self-destruction, self-annihilation

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Hara-kiri

Noun:

1. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by samurai in feudal Japan.

Example Sentence: Despite the gruesome and tragic nature of hara-kiri, it was considered an honorable way for samurai to restore their honor.

Verb:

1. To commit ritual suicide by disembowelment.

Example Sentence: The samurai was left with no choice but to hara-kiri himself after bringing dishonor upon his family.

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