German

Noun

Seppuku f ‎(genitive Seppukus, plural Seppukus)

1. seppuku, hara-kiri

English

Noun

seppuku ‎(countable and uncountable, plural seppukus or seppuku)

1. A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

Usage notes

• As with suicide, the usual verb used with seppuku is commit.

Synonyms

• hara-kiri

Translations

See also

• bushido
• hara-kiri
• kamikaze
• suicide

Japanese

Romanization

seppuku

1. rōmaji reading of せっぷく

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 切腹 (せっぷく ‎(seppuku)).

Noun

seppuku n ‎(indecl)

1. seppuku

Portuguese

Noun

seppuku m (plural seppukus)

1. seppuku (ritual Japanese suicide by disembowelment)