seppuku
[se-poo-koo]
Origin of seppuku
1900–05; < Japanese, earlier s(y)et-puku < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qiè cut + fù belly
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Now my readers will understand that seppuku was not a mere suicidal process.
Bushido, the Soul of JapanInazo Nitob
Seppuku (hara-kiri) is the mode of suicide adopted amongst Samurai when they have no alternative but to die.
Tales of Old JapanAlgernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford
Hara-kiri, or seppuku, is the term applied to suicide among the samurai class.
Myths & Legends of JapanF. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
More usually the Japanese themselves speak of hara-kiri by its Chinese synonym, Seppuku.
This view of mental physiology once admitted, the syllogism of seppuku is easy to construct.
Bushido, the Soul of JapanInazo Nitob
seppuku
Word Origin for seppuku
from Japanese, from Chinese ch`ieh to cut + fu bowels
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