hara-kiri
Meaning
- (uncountable) Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
- (uncountable) Suicide or any suicidal action.
- (broadly, figuratively, uncountable) An act against one's own interests.
Translations
carachiri
seppuku
αυτοκτονία
هَارَا كِيرِي
harakiri
Selbstentleibung Selbstvernichtung αυτοχειρίαFrequency
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 腹切り (harakiri), ultimately from 腹 (hara, “belly”) + 切る (kiru, “to cut”).
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