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View synonyms for seppuku
seppuku
[ se-poo-koo ]
seppuku
/ sɛˈpuːkuː /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seppuku1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Japanese, earlier s(y)et-puku, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qiè “cut” + fù “belly”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seppuku1
from Japanese, from Chinese ch`ieh to cut + fu bowels
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Example Sentences
Now, my readers will understand that hara-kiri, or seppuku, was not a mere suicidal process.
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But if you do not enjoy it, I shall commit hara kiri, or seppuku, which is the polite name.
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I was proud to stay at this "hotel" and to receive as a parting gift an old seppuku blade.
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The physical agony of "seppuku" was, therefore, very brief, lasting but a few seconds.
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In thus describing the Japanese sentiment in regard to "seppuku," there is, however, some danger of misrepresenting it.
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