hari-kari Antonyms
Meaning of hari-kari
hari-kari
suicide sense 1b, ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty
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suicide sense 1b, ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty
foul play, self-murder, homicide,suicide, slaying, murder,self-destruction, euthanasia, execution, assassination
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The samurai ended his life through the honorable ritual of hari-kari.
Hari-kari was a form of ritual suicide practiced by samurai who had lost their honor.
The samurai performed hari-kari with a short sword called a tanto.
The tradition of hari-kari persisted in Japan until the 19th century.
