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seppuku::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hara-kiri, harakiri, harikari |
| Type of | self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide |
Examples of seppuku
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Newt Gingrich committed political seppuku shortly after announcing his candidacy.
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Commander Manabe Samanosuke committed seppuku aboard his burning, sinking ship.
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Kira was presented with the same knife which Lord Asano used for his seppuku.
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They need scorched earth accountability taken just short of ritual seppuku all around.
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Mr Kikukawa's symbolic seppuku was not, therefore, much of a surprise.
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Sometimes a daimyo was called upon to perform seppuku as the basis of a peace agreement.
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Many of the soldiers committed seppuku or simply blew themselves up with hand grenades.
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Perhaps a report on these kee-ids will look into the future of seppuku before it gets worse.
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Hijikata found enough proof against Niimi in these matters and ordered him to commit seppuku.
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- Harakiri: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
- A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame or as a means of protest
- Cut belly, ritual suicide with sword, also called harakiri
- Either voluntary (to expiate serious failure) or obligatory suicide (instead of execution) to regain one's honor in death. A privilege reserved for the samurai class. Commonly referred to as hara-kiri.
- Is a more correct expression for an act of suicide performed by the process of cutting open the abdomen. ...
- Ritual self-disembowelment. In this way samurai were able to atone for their misdeeds in an honourable fashion
- Literally, "ritual disembowelment"; a type of culturally accepted suicide associated with samurai warriors in feudal Japan who sacrificed their lives to maintain the honor or reputation of their lords, also known as hara-kiri. See also altruistic suicide.
- Ritualistic suicide performed by samurai
- Ritual suicide: the act of killing oneself by slitting open his belly.
