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单词 hara-kiris
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-kiris

noun

variants also hari-karis
plural of hara-kiri
as in foul play

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • foul play
  • rubouts
  • self-destructions
  • self-slaughters
  • self-murders
  • murders
  • suicides
  • mercy killings
  • slayings
  • manslaughters
  • homicides
  • chance-medleys
  • executions
  • killings
  • blood
  • assassinations
  • dispatches
  • martyrdoms
  • euthanasias
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