seppuku
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seppuku
- /sɛˈpuː.kuː/ UK
- /ˈsɛ.pu(ˌ)ku/ US
- /ˈsɛ.pə-/ US
- /sɛˈpu-/ US
- /səˈpu-/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 切腹 (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set, “to cut”) + 腹 (pjuwk, “belly”). Compare Cantonese 切腹 (cit³ fuk¹) and Mandarin 切腹 (qiēfù).
noun seppukus · seppuku
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A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.
I heard that if you hit a vape and then commit seppuku by slashing out your lungs, it'll look like there's a ghost leaving your body.
Similar: hara-kiri
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noun ritual suicide by disembowelment
| Español | seppuku |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 할복 halbok |
| 日本語 | 切腹 seppuku, 腹切り harakiri |
| 中文 | 切腹 qiēfù |
| हिन्दी | सेप्पुकू seppukū |
| Português | seppuku |
| Deutsch | Seppuku |
| Русский | хараки́ри xarakíri, сэппу́ку sɛppúku |
| Tiếng Việt | thiết phúc, seppuku |
| العربية | هَارَا كِيرِي hārā kīrī, سِيبُّوكُو sībbūkū |
Talk about this word "seppuku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/seppuku. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. seppuku. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/seppuku "seppuku." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/seppuku.Cite this
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title = {seppuku},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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