harakiri Synonyms
harakiri Meaning
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harakiri (n)
ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
harakiri Sentence Examples
- The disgraced samurai chose harakiri to save his family from dishonor.
- The general's harakiri was a symbolic gesture of atonement for his defeat.
- The ritual of harakiri required the utmost precision and composure.
- The blade used for harakiri was always sharpened to a razor's edge.
- The warrior knelt before his white cloth and plunged the blade into his abdomen.
- The blood flowed down the blade, staining the cloth red.
- The samurai's fellow warriors witnessed his harakiri with solemn respect.
- The ritual ended with the samurai's assistant severing his head.
- Harakiri was practiced in Japan for centuries as a way to preserve honor.
- The modern term "suicide by cop" is sometimes called "American harakiri."
FAQs About the word harakiri
ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
foul play, murder, self-murder,suicide, homicide, slaying, execution, dispatch, blood,self-destruction
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The disgraced samurai chose harakiri to save his family from dishonor.
The general's harakiri was a symbolic gesture of atonement for his defeat.
The ritual of harakiri required the utmost precision and composure.
The blade used for harakiri was always sharpened to a razor's edge.
