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View synonyms for seppuku

seppuku

[ se-poo-koo ]

seppuku

/ sɛˈpuːkuː /

noun

  1. another word for hara-kiri
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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” + “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.

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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