hara-kiri
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/ˈhɛrə ˈkɪri/
/ˈhɑːrə ˈkiəri/
GeneralHistory
- 1 harakiri countable
Definition (English)
A form of ritual suicide by cutting open the stomach, practised in the past by samurai in Japan.
Example Sentences
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Most foreign readers know the word hara-kiri better than seppuku.Yabancı okurların çoğu harakiri kelimesini seppukudan daha iyi bilir.
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In Japan itself hara-kiri sounds far less formal than seppuku.Japonya'da ise harakiri, seppukudan çok daha az resmî gelir.
Synonyms
seppukuritual suicide
Collocations
commit hara-kiri