Hara-kiri

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  harakiri \ha"ra*ki`ri\, hara-kiri
  \ha"ra-ki`ri\(h[add]"r[add]*k[=e]`r[i^]), n. [Jap., stomach
     cutting.]
     A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly
     practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the
     cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also


     written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  harakiri
       n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced
           by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {hara-kiri},
            {harikari}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hara-kiri
       n : ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced
           by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {harakiri},
            {harikari}]