Seppuku Definition
sĕpo͝o-ko͝o, sĕ-po͝o-
noun
Webster's New World
Ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by Japanese samurai.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- harikari
- hara-kiri
- harakiri
Other Word Forms of Seppuku
Noun
Singular:
seppukuPlural:
seppukusOrigin of Seppuku
Japanese setsu to cut (from Middle Chinese tshiat) (also the source of Mandarin qiè) fuku stomach, abdomen (from Middle Chinese fuwk) (also the source of Mandarin fù)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Japanese 切腹, せっぷく (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set "to cut") + 腹 (pjuwk "belly") (compare Cantonese tsit-fuk 切腹, Mandarin qiēfù 切腹).
From Wiktionary
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