Seppuku
Seppuku ( lit."stomach-cutting") is a Japanese word that means ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku is better known in English as hara-kiri () and is written with the same kanji as seppuku but in reverse order with an okurigana. However, in Japanese hara-kiri is considered a colloquial and somewhat vulgar term. The practice of committing seppuku at the death of one's master is known as oibara (?? or ???); the ritual is similar.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Overview |
| ► | Ritual |
| ► | The Western experience |
| ► | Seppuku in modern Japan |
| ► | Well-known people who committed seppuku |
| ► | In pop culture |
| ► | See also |
| ► | Further reading |
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