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Synonyms for hara kiri


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahr-uh-keer-ee, har-uh-, har-ee-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr əˈkɪər i, ˈhær ə-, ˈhær i-



Définition of hara kiri

Origin :
  • "suicide by disembowelment," 1856, from Japanese, literally "belly-cutting," the colloquial word for what is formally called seppuku "cut open the stomach;" from hara "belly" + kiri "to cut."
  • As in suicide : noun self-murder
  • As in hara-kiri : noun ritual suicide
Example sentences :
  • A Japanese is reported to have said, 'We have only to wait a little longer, till Europe has completed her hara kiri.'
  • Extract from : « Outspoken Essays » by William Ralph Inge

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