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Definitions for seppuku
səˈpu ku, ˈsɛp ʊˌkusep·puku

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppukunoun

    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

Wiktionary

  1. seppukunoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From 切腹, せっぷく.

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  1. seppuku

    Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide by disembowelment that was traditionally practiced by samurais in feudal Japan. It was often undertaken to restore honor or avoid disgrace. Typically, it involved self-infliction of a deep and usually fatal abdominal wound, followed by beheading by a second person, known as a "kaishakunin". The term "Seppuku" translates into English as "belly cutting" or "stomach cutting".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seppukunoun

    same as Hara-kiri

Wikidata

  1. Seppuku

    Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honor code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their enemies, or as a form of capital punishment for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed for other reasons that had brought shame to them. The ceremonial disembowelment, which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators, consists of plunging a short blade, traditionally a tantō, into the abdomen and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Seppuku

    sep-puk′ōō, n. the hara-kiri. [Jap.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seppuku in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seppuku in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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