harakiri

Definitions of harakiri
  1. noun
    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
    synonyms: hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku
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    type of:
    self-annihilation, self-destruction, suicide
    the act of killing yourself
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