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Word: hara-kiri (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • Ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death.
  • figuratively An act against one's own interests.
  • Suicide or any suicidal action.

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