seppuku
Meaning
Noun
- A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Japanese 切腹, from Middle Chinese 切 + 腹. Compare Cantonese 切腹 and Mandarin 切腹.
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