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kwaiken

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kwai⋅ken

  [kwahy-ken, kahy-]
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–noun, plural -ken.
a curved knife formerly used by Japanese women to commit suicide.
Origin:
< Japn k(w)aiken < MChin, equiv. to Chin huái bosom + jiàn sword
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