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'Seppuku' refers to a form of ritual suicide.

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What does harakiri mean in Japanese?

Harakiri means literally 'cutting the belly'. It is a colloquial and considered somewhat vulgar term for 'Seppuku, a ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai men in the traditional Japanese society. Women samurai needed special approval for committing seppuku. The practice of committing seppuku at the death of one's master is known as tsuifuku though the ritual is basically the same. Seppuku ( lit."belly-cutting") is better known in English as harakiri and is written with the same kanji (traditional characters) as seppuku but in reverse order with an okurigana.


Japanese author who committed seppuku 1970?

mishima


What would seppuku mean to a sumurai?

its Japanese, its a Japanese ritual suicide by disbowlment, its usually reserved for a samurai and die with honor. seppuku is like plunging into the stomach and moving it left. practincing of committing suppuku to ones death of a master, known as oibara. for more info about it go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku this helped me learn about it! hope you like learning about!


Japanese author who comitted seppuku in 1970?

Yukio Mishima


Which name is the Japanese-ritual seppuku better-known by?

Haraki.


Who was a Japanese ritual suicide due to a warrior braking the law?

Seppuku


What is the Japanese term for committing suicide?

Hara Kiri or Seppuku, depending on how it's done.


What name is given to a Japanese ritual sacrifice?

Seppuku, that is if your referring to self sacrifice by disembowlment.


What are the words that the Japanese use instead of hara-kiri because hara-kiri is offensive to them?

Seppuku.


Seppuku is ritual suicide that is performed in order to?

Seppuku is a form of ritual suicide used by Japanese samurais. It involves disembowlement and is performed in order to die with honor rather than at the hands of the enemy.


What does ett mean in Japanese?

You mean etto? It's the equivalent of 'um', you can't write Ett with Japanese characters.


How do you say 'both of you' in Japanese?

These characters mean "both of you" in Japanese: 貴方達.