HyperDic: hara-kiri

English > 1 sense of the word hara-kiri:
NOUNacthara-kiri, harakiri, harikari, seppukuritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
hara-kiri > pronunciation
Soundshhaa'rihkih'riy
Rhymesaccusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...
English > hara-kiri: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society.
Synonymsharakiri, harikari, seppuku
RegionJapan, Nippon, NihonA constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
Broadersuicide, self-destruction, self-annihilationThe act of killing yourself
Spanishhara-kiri, harakiri, haraquiri, harikari
Catalanhara-kiri, harakiri, harikari

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