hari-kari


ha·ri-ka·ri

H0064900 (här′ē-kär′ē, hăr′ē-kăr′ē)n. Variant of hara-kiri.

hari-kari

(ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ) n (Other Non-Christian Religions) a non-Japanese variant of hara-kiri

ha•ra-ki•ri

(ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i-)

also hari-kari



n. 1. 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. 2. any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri. [1855–60; < Japanese, =hara belly + kiri cut]