harakiri

ha´ra`ki`ri    (hạ´rạ`kē`rĭ)

n.

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A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; - also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari.

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Noun

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harakiri - ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society hara-kiri, 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