seppuku

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of seppuku in Turkish Turkish dictionary

iç organların dışarı çıkmasını sağlayan bir tür Japon intihar ritüelidi

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Harakiri

English - English

Definition of seppuku in English English dictionary

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame

Japanese ritual suicide

or hara-kiri Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by members of the samurai class. Suicide by disembowelment was favoured because it was slow and painful and therefore demonstrated courage, self-control, and strong resolve. Voluntary seppuku was performed to avoid the dishonour of capture, show loyalty to one's lord by following him into death, protest against some policy of a superior, or atone for failure. Obligatory seppuku was a method of capital punishment for a samurai, who would be beheaded by a second once he had made an initial stab wound himself. Obligatory seppuku was abolished in 1873, but voluntary seppuku continued to occur. Notable 20th-century examples included those of army officer Nogi Maresuke and writer Yukio Mishima. See also bushid

The ritualized suicide committed by samurai Also known as harakiri, it involves cutting one's belly open Usually, a close friend will stand behind the samurai and decapitate him, thus avoiding a slow, agonizing death Without someone to decapitate the samurai, it may take up to thirty minutes before death due to internal bleeding, unless the samurai managed to cut off a major artery

A less vulgar term for hara-kiri Considered an honorary death by the samurai class Modified in later years to allow the presence of a second who cut off the victims head at the moment of agony

{i} (Japanese) suicide by disembowelment (also known as hara-kiri)

Same as Hara-kiri

Hyphenation

sep·pu·ku