HARA-KIRI


Meaning of HARA-KIRI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also hari-kari ˌha-ri-ˈkir-ē, -ˈkra-ē

Etymology: Japanese harakiri, from hara belly + kiri cutting

Date: 1840

1. : ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty

2. : suicide 1b

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.