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

• Never mind insulting someone else; in the land of hara-kiri, it's even more devastating when you use such language to insult yourself.
• It was feared that the father contemplated committing hara-kiri as an apology to the throne; if so, then many people are in favor of it, for not long ago one sent a dagger to .
• In 1951, when knowledge of Japanese for many people was still limited to "sayonara" and "hara-kiri," a movie from the country won top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and two .

• harakiri
• harikari
• seppuku

News & Articles

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• 5 disturbing historical practices you should never, ever try
  Before you read these "how to" guides for foot binding and hara-kiri, take a moment to feel grateful that you live in the 21st century
  Aug. 13, 2013 - The Week via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Francis Pangilinan in Inquirer.net
  They should take the cue from the Japanese and resign or commit hara-kiri,Pangilinan said.
• Dev Anand in Hindu
  It is wonderful that a film made 42 years ago has found some resonance here today. When I had made it, people thought I had gone mad and was committing professional hara-kiri,Dev Anand said, standing on the lawns overlooking the city of...