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Same as Hara-kiri.

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  1. n. Same as Hara-kiri.
  2. n. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
  3. Same as Hara-kiri. Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. W. E. Griffis.
  4. Same as Hara-kiri.Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. W. E. Griffis.
  5. n ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society