SEPPUKU

Meaning of SEPPUKU in English

n. hara-kiri.

Etymology: Jap.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SEPPUKU — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1871 hara-kiri 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SEPPUKU — or hara-kiri Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by members of the samurai class. Suicide by disembowelment was favoured because …
Английский словарь Британика
SEPPUKU — seˈpü(ˌ)kü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese, from Chinese (Pekingese) ch'ieh 4 to cut + fu 3 bowels : hara-kiri …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEPPUKU — (n.) Same as Hara-kiri.
Английский словарь Webster
SEPPUKU — ( n. ) Same as Hara-kiri.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPPUKU — /se pooh"koo/ , n. hara-kiri (def. 1). [ 1900-05; s ( y ) et-puku qiè cut + fù belly ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SEPPUKU — n. (Japanese) suicide by disembowelment (also known as hara-kiri)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SEPPUKU — noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1871 : hara-kiri 1
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SEPPUKU — noun ·same·as hara-kiri.
Webster English vocab
SEPPUKU — [ sɛ'pu:ku: ] ■ noun another term for hara-kiri . Origin Japanese, from setsu 'to cut' + fuku 'abdomen'.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SEPPUKU — [sep.pu.ku] n [Jp] (1871): hara-kiri 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SEPPUKU — ( (Japanese: self-disembowelment), ) also called Hara-kiri (belly-cutting), the honourable method of taking one's own life practiced by men of …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEPPUKU — n. hara-kiri. [Jap.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SEPPUKU — n. hara-kiri. [ Jap. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SEPPUKU — n. or hara-kiri Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment, practiced by members of the samurai class. Suicide by disembowelment was favoured …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SEPPUKU — n. (jpn) Lit. the traditional, ritual, Japanese suicide. Also, harakiri.
Shadow Slang English vocab
SEPPUKU — Сэппуку
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SEPPUKU — n. Pronunciation: se- ' pü-( ˌ )kü, ' se-p ə - ˌ kü Function: noun Etymology: Japanese Date: 1871 : …
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SUICIDE — Act of intentionally taking one's own life. Suicide may have psychological origins such as the difficulty of coping with depression …
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RŌNIN — Japanese masterless samurai . Because samurai received their livelihood from their lord in return for service, a masterless samurai was …
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NOGI MARESUKE — born December 1849, Edo [Tokyo], Japan died Sept. 13, 1912, Tokyo General in He served as governor of Taiwan and …
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MISHIMA YUKIO — orig. Hiraoka Kimitake born Jan. 14, 1925, Tokyo, Japan died Nov. 25, 1970, Tokyo Japanese writer. Having failed to qualify …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — (1192–1333) Period of Japanese history marked by the country's first era of military government. The Kamakura shogunate was established by …
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HARA-KIRI — /hahr"euh kear"ee, har"euh-, har"ee-/ , n. 1. Also called seppuku . ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HARI KARI — hara-kiri, seppuku
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUICIDE — act of voluntarily or intentionally taking one's own life. Because this definition does not specify the outcome of such acts, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SAMURAI — member of the Japanese warrior caste. The term samurai was originally used to denote the aristocratic warriors (bushi), but it …
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UJI — city, Kyoto fu (urban prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It lies along the Uji River in the southeastern corner of the …
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MISHIMA YUKIO — born Jan. 14, 1925, Tokyo died Nov. 25, 1970, Tokyo pseudonym of Hiraoka Kimitake prolific writer who is regarded by …
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KOBAYASHI MASAKI — born Feb. 4, 1916, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan died Oct. 4, 1996, Tokyo Japanese motion-picture director whose 9 1/2-hour trilogy, Ningen …
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KAMAKURA PERIOD — in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUICIDE — n. Act of intentionally taking one's own life. Suicide may have psychological origins such as the difficulty of coping with …
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