əˈkɪər noun
1.
Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.
2.
suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri.
Also, hari-kari.
Origin:
1855–60; < Japanese, equivalent to hara belly (earlier fara < *para) + kiri cut
1855–60; < Japanese, equivalent to hara belly (earlier fara < *para) + kiri cut
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hara-kiri or hari-kari (ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ, ˌhærɪˈkɑːrɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Also called: seppuku (formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of death | |
| [C19: from Japanese taboo slang, from hara belly + kiri cutting] | |
| hari-kari or hari-kari | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Japanese taboo slang, from hara belly + kiri cutting] | |
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Word Origin & History
hara-kiri
"suicide by disembowelment," 1856, from Japanese, "belly-cutting," the colloquial word for what is formally called seppuku "cut open the stomach," from hara "belly" + kiri "to cut."
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hara-kiri [(har-i-keer-ee, hahr-uh-keer-ee)]A ritual of suicide, associated with warriors in traditional Japanese society.
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