seppuku

Betekenis (Engels)

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

Sinonieme

hara-kiri

harakiri

harikari

disembowelment

hari-kari

Vertalings

seppuku

Seppuku

Harakiri

hara-kiri

karakiri

seppuku

harakiri

harakiri

harakiri

carachiri

harakiri

seppuku

هَارَا كِيرِي

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/sɛˈpuː.kuː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Kantonees: 切腹

Verwante met Mandarin Chinese: 切腹

In summary

Borrowed from Japanese 切腹 (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set, “to cut”) + 腹 (pjuwk, “belly”). Compare Cantonese 切腹 (cit³ fuk¹) and Mandarin 切腹 (qiēfù).