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harakiri::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku |
| Type of | self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide |
Examples of harakiri
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There are many stories on record of extraordinary heroism being displayed in the harakiri.
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At least, Japan doesn't want to commit harakiri over this nonsense.
From the guardian.co.uk
Do the wise ones here want to volunteer for a mass-harakiri campaign?
From the guardian.co.uk
Harakiri won him an award at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, solidifying his place in the history of cinema.
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There is a right and a wrong way to commit harakiri.
From the time.com
The shogun orders Hangan to commit harakiri.
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The real cost is horrendous, because many of the affluent are shortening their lives by committing caloric harakiri.
From the time.com
His faithful retainer, to prove his honesty, retired to another part of the castle, and solemnly performed the harakiri.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Your articles examine modern Japan from its technical skill to its traditional culture of geisha and harakiri.
From the time.com
- Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
- Activator of apoptosis harakiri is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HRK gene.
- The Harakiri is a slope in the ski resort of Mayrhofen Ski Zillertal 3000. It is named after the Japanese vulgar term for seppuku, ritual suicide by samurai. With an average incline of 78 % and a length of about 150 meters, it is the steepest groomed slope in Austria. ...
- Alternative spelling of hara-kiri
- Ritual suicide under Bushido, the Japanese samurai code, that involves disembowelment of one's self. The abdomen was cut horizontally, a vertical thrust was made, and a friend provided decapitation.
- The name of the lateral cut across the belly used during Seppeku. Often mistaken for Seppeku itself.
- The ceremonial suicide committed by the Bushido warrior performed as an atonement for failure or bad judgment. The warrior believed death was to be preferred to disgrace.
