seppuku meaning

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seppuku (noun): ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society.

Definition of seppuku

  1. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society

    Synonyms: harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari

    Type of: suicide

seppuku in a sentence

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SE · words ending in KU · 7-letter words

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