seppuku
/se-poo-koo/US // sɛˈpu kʊ //UK // (sɛˈpuːkuː) //
切腹,切口,切腹自杀,切腹产
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : hara-kiri.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as insuicide
as inhara-kiri
Examples
Now, my readers will understand that hara-kiri, or seppuku, was not a mere suicidal process.
But if you do not enjoy it, I shall commit hara kiri, or seppuku, which is the polite name.
I was proud to stay at this "hotel" and to receive as a parting gift an old seppuku blade.
The physical agony of "seppuku" was, therefore, very brief, lasting but a few seconds.
In thus describing the Japanese sentiment in regard to "seppuku," there is, however, some danger of misrepresenting it.
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