hara-kiri

ha·ra-ki·ri  (hr-kîr, här-) also ha·ri-ka·ri (här-kär, hr-kr)

n. pl. ha·ra-ki·ris also ha·ri-ka·ris

See seppuku.

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[Japanese harakiri : hara, abdomen, bowels + kiri, to cut.]

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hara-kiri [ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ], hari-kari [ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ]

n

(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of death Also called seppuku

[from Japanese taboo slang, from hara belly + kiri cutting]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hara-kiri - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society harakiri, harikari, seppuku self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide - the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide" Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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hara-kiri

noun ritual suicide, suicide, seppuku The entire organisation will be compelled to commit hara-kiri.

Translations

hara-kiri [ˈhærəˈkɪrɪ] N → haraquiri m

hara-kiri [ˌhærəˈkɪri] n → hara-kiri m
to commit hara-kiri → (se) faire hara-kiri

hara-kiri

n → Harakiri nt