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单词 hara-kiri
释义

hara-kiri

noun

ˌher-i-ˈkir-ē How to pronounce hara-kiri (audio)
ˌha-ri-,
-ˈker-ē,
-ˈka-rē
variants or less commonly hari-kari
1
: ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty
2
: suicide sense 1b

Word History

Etymology

Japanese harakiri, from hara belly + kiri cutting

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

hara-kiri

noun

variants also hari-kari
as in suicide

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • suicide
  • murder
  • self-murder
  • homicide
  • slaying
  • rubout
  • self-slaughter
  • self-destruction
  • foul play
  • execution
  • manslaughter
  • killing
  • assassination
  • euthanasia
  • blood
  • dispatch
  • martyrdom
  • mercy killing
  • chance-medley
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