HARAKIRI


Meaning of HARAKIRI in English

har ‧ a ‧ kir ‧ i /ˌhærəˈkɪri/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Japanese ; Origin: 'stomach-cutting' ]

a way of killing yourself by cutting open your stomach, used in the past in Japan to avoid losing honour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.