harakiri

noun

Meaning

Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the Samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
Suicide or any suicidal action.
(by extension) An act against one's own interests.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

harikari(English)harikiri(English)happy despatch(English)kukuri(English)swordmanship(English)selfslaughter(English)samurai sword(English)bashi-bazoukery(English)seppuku(English)samurai(English)ritual(English)ski(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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