harakiri

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A form of hara-kiri — 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.

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Meanings

nounharakiri (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of hara-kiri.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

Similar
hara-kiriharikariseppuku
Broader
suicideself-destructionself-annihilation
Also see
hara-kiriseppuku

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

harakiri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harakiri

MLA

“harakiri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harakiri. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harakiri,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harakiri.

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