NOUN
- ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
How To Use seppuku In A Sentence
- Ever hear of a lovely Japanese thing called seppuku? Dead Zero
- If I didn't get a tornado by the end of this hunt then there was no way I could return to my homeland in honor and would have to commit seppuku in a cornfield.
- Disgrace and defeat were atoned by committing hara-kiri or seppuku.
- Undeservedly as it may appear, unless the Tories commit collective seppuku, they are finally heading back to government.
- The physical agony of "seppuku" was, therefore, very brief, lasting but a few seconds. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic
- The most famous form of seppuku is also known as "harakiri" … in Japanese, the more formal seppuku is typically used in writing, while harakiri is used in speech. Arrowhead Pride
- After that tragedy, "seppuku" was forbidden, and is now an anachronism. by The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs
- Hara kiri," however, is the vulgar term for "seppuku," the ritual self-disembowelment practiced during feudal times in Japan. The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs
- Hotta was a retainer of Asano Takumi no Kami, who drew his sword in anger and attacked Kira Kozukenosuke while in the shogunal castle, resulting in his own death by seppuku and the attainder of the House of Ako.
- The reports indicate that at least 27 samurai died, and only 3 ninja were killed, and the ones that were still alive committed seppuku.