hara-kiri

[ hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee- ]

/ ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hara-kiri ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.

suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri.

Also ha·ri-ka·ri

[hahr-ee-kahr-ee, har-ee-kar-ee] /ˈhɑr iˈkɑr i, ˈhær iˈkær i/ .

Origin of hara-kiri

First recorded in 1855–60; from Japanese, equivalent to hara “belly” (earlier fara, from unattested para ) + kiri “cut”

Words nearby hara-kiri

hapuka, hapuu, Harada's syndrome, Harahan, harakeke, hara-kiri, Harald I, Harald III, Harald V, haram, harambee

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Example sentences from the Web for hara-kiri

He was attending a lesson in hara-kiri taken by his young son.
The Usurper|Judith Gautier
When you come to Japan, look at Farsari's hara-kiri pictures and his photos of the last crucifixion (twenty years ago) in Japan.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
Now, my readers will understand that hara-kiri, or seppuku, was not a mere suicidal process.
Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan|Pter Vay
Hara-kiri has been often translated as “the happy dispatch” in confusion with a native euphemism for the act.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various

More usually the Japanese themselves speak of hara-kiri by its Chinese synonym, Seppuku.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hara-kiri

hara-kiri

hari-kari (ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ)

/ (ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ) /

noun

(formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of deathAlso called: seppuku

Word Origin for hara-kiri

C19: from Japanese taboo slang, from hara belly + kiri cutting

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for hara-kiri

hara-kiri

[ (har-i-keer-ee, hahr-uh-keer-ee) ]

A ritual of suicide, associated with warriors in traditional Japanese society.

单词	hara-kiri
释义	hara-kiri [ hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee- ] / ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hara-kiri ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death. suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri. Also ha·ri-ka·ri [hahr-ee-kahr-ee, har-ee-kar-ee] /ˈhɑr iˈkɑr i, ˈhær iˈkær i/ . Origin of hara-kiri First recorded in 1855–60; from Japanese, equivalent to hara “belly” (earlier fara, from unattested para ) + kiri “cut” Words nearby hara-kiri hapuka, hapuu, Harada's syndrome, Harahan, harakeke, hara-kiri, Harald I, Harald III, Harald V, haram, harambee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hara-kiri He was attending a lesson in hara-kiri taken by his young son. The Usurper\|Judith Gautier When you come to Japan, look at Farsari's hara-kiri pictures and his photos of the last crucifixion (twenty years ago) in Japan. From Sea to Sea\|Rudyard Kipling Now, my readers will understand that hara-kiri, or seppuku, was not a mere suicidal process. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan\|Pter Vay Hara-kiri has been often translated as “the happy dispatch” in confusion with a native euphemism for the act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8\|Various More usually the Japanese themselves speak of hara-kiri by its Chinese synonym, Seppuku. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hara-kiri hara-kiri hari-kari (ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ) / (ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ) / noun (formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of deathAlso called: seppuku Word Origin for hara-kiri C19: from Japanese taboo slang, from hara belly + kiri cutting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hara-kiri seppuku, disembowelment, self-immolation Cultural definitions for hara-kiri hara-kiri [ (har-i-keer-ee, hahr-uh-keer-ee) ] A ritual of suicide, associated with warriors in traditional Japanese society. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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hara-kiri

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hara-kiri

hari-kari (ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ)

noun

Word Origin for hara-kiri

Words related to hara-kiri

Cultural definitions for hara-kiri