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Seppuku is Japanese for ritual suicide. I thought, What a cute name for a coat.
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Meaning of "seppuku" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEPPUKU

From Japanese, from Chinese ch`ieh to cut + fu bowels.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SEPPUKU

seppuku  [sɛˈpuːkuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEPPUKU

noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Seppuku is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEPPUKU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

seppuku

Seppuku

Seppuku is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai. Part of the samurai bushido honour code, seppuku was either used voluntarily by samurai to die with honour rather than fall into the hands of their enemies, or as a form of capital punishment for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed for other reasons that had brought shame to them. The ceremonial disembowelment, which is usually part of a more elaborate ritual and performed in front of spectators, consists of plunging a short blade, traditionally a tantō, into the abdomen and moving the blade from left to right in a slicing motion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEPPUKU


buchu
ˈbuːkuː
bunraku
bʊnˈrɑːkuː
cou-cou
ˈkuːkuː
gagaku
ˈɡɑːɡɑːkuː
haku
hɑːkuː
kotukutuku
kɒtuːkuːtuːkuː
kuku
kuːkuː
Maluku
mɑːˈluːkuː
mamakau
ˈmɑːmɑːkuː
mamako
ˈmɑːmɑːkuː
mamaku
ˈmɑːmɑːkuː
minshuku
mɪnˈʃuːkuː
nunchaku
nʌnˈtʃɑːkuː
otaku
ɔːˈtɑːkuː
puku
ˈpuːkuː
raku
ˈrɑːkuː
tucutucu
ˌtuːkuːˈtuːkuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEPPUKU

sepiment
sepiolite
sepiost
sepiostaire
sepium
sepmag
sepoy
Sepoy Mutiny
Sepoy Rebellion
Seppo
seps
sepsis
sept
septa
septage
septal
septaria
septarian
septarium
septate

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEPPUKU

Baku
Daimoku
haiku
hapuku
hokku
kotuku
nogaku
rokkaku
Sato Eisaku
Shikoku
sudoku
Turku

Synonyms and antonyms of seppuku in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «seppuku» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEPPUKU

Find out the translation of seppuku to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of seppuku from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «seppuku» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

切腹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

seppuku
570 millions of speakers

English

seppuku
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सेप्पुकु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هارا كيري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сэппуку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

seppuku
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

seppuku
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

seppuku
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seppuku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seppuku
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切腹
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

할복
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seppuku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mổ bụng tự sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

seppuku
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेप्पुuku
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seppuku
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seppuku
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Seppuku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сеппуку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

seppuku
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

seppuku
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seppuku
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

seppuku
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seppuku
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of seppuku

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPPUKU»

The term «seppuku» is regularly used and occupies the 101.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEPPUKU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about seppuku

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QUOTES WITH «SEPPUKU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word seppuku.
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Lexa Doig
Seppuku is Japanese for ritual suicide. I thought, What a cute name for a coat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEPPUKU»

Discover the use of seppuku in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to seppuku and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide
Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide is the first book in English to offer a comprehensive survey of seppuku-the samurai method of suicide by cutting the stomach.
Andrew Rankin, 2011
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Behemoth: Seppuku
Hiding out with her fellow cyborgs and their surviving creators for five years, Lenie Clarke is horrified when they are discovered by the doomsday microbe Behemoth, a situation that forces Lenie to take responsibility for her role in ...
Peter Watts, 2005
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The Changing Significance of Seppuku in Tokugawa, Japan
This study deals with the changing significance of seppuku during the Edo era, and its effects as a socio-political factor.
Jonathan P. Ellgen, 2007
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Contemplating Suicide: The Language and Ethics of Self-Harm
A short sword was thrust into the left abdomen, cut to the right, cut up and then pulled out, after which the seppuku would be beheaded by one of his friends using a long sword (Tatai, cited in Iga and Tatai, 1975). Nowadays, a person may  ...
Gavin J Fairbairn, 2003
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The Taming of the Samurai: Honorific Individualism and the ...
Gikei ki also states that the famous general Minamoto no Yoshitsune killed himself by seppuku when his residence was attacked. But since Gikei ki is known as a product of the much later mid-Muromachi period, this famous example does not ...
Eiko Ikegami, 1995
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Seppuku
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Seppuku (, "stomach-cutting") is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for samurai.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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IAI The Art of Drawing the Sword
Seppuku (Abdomen Cutting) In recent decades Japan's legends and feudal practices have become familiar to many of us. By far the most talked about is seppuku. When you read something about one cutting himself open, somehow the mind ...
Darrell Craig, 1991
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The Heart of the Warrior: Origins and Religious Background ...
Traces the development of the samurai, both in the way they regarded themselves and their role in society.
Catharina Blomberg, 2013
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The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity
Something should be said in passing about the role of suicide in Japan, simply because it looms large in the minds of Japanese and others as a very special characteristic of Japanese society. In its traditional form of seppuku it was very much ...
Edwin Oldfather Reischauer, Marius B. Jansen, 1977
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Hara-kiri: Japanese Ritual Suicide
"The major purpose of this book," says the author, "is to clarify the historical and sociological significance of a unique method of self-destruction.
Jack Seward, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEPPUKU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term seppuku is used in the context of the following news items.
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JAPAN: Committing Journalistic Seppuku
LEXIE TUCKER WRITES – In a piece from The Japan Times, Columbia University's Gerald Curtis states that, “the [Japanese] government doesn't have to ... «Asia Media International, May 15»
2
'Lost Girl' fan recap: Sex, lies, and seppuku
If you're reading this, I'm guessing you missed Lost Girl because you were out seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron, so I hope you had a blast! It's going to take all of ... «Entertainment Weekly, May 15»
3
Beneath the surface
In “Seppuku; The Other Side of Art Mafia” (HarperCollins), he lays bare the world in a juicy narrative for the reader. Written originally in Hindi, the novel was first ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
4
Jarv Dee Raps About Katanas and Demands Seppuku in New 'Rank …
Jarv Dee holds a dark council to demand the death of a disloyal follower in the new kung-fu flick inspired clip for "Rank," which just dropped earlier today. «Seattle Weekly, Feb 15»
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The 100 Introduces Us To Its Very Own Version Of Seppuku
Can the Sky People and the Grounders really get along? That's the big question as Clarke and her friends get ready to move on Mount Weather. But before they ... «io9, Jan 15»
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Abe fa seppuku e Draghi sorride
L'Abenomics ha fatto harakiri (o seppuku). La decisione di alzare l'Iva dal 5 all'8 per cento in aprile s'è rivelata fatale per gli animal spirits del Sol levante che il ... «Il Foglio, Nov 14»
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Ubisoft Commits Platform Seppuku and Pulls Big Holiday Games …
At some point last night, Ubisoft's big holiday 2014 titles, including games such as Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, and The Crew, have been removed from ... «Twinfinite, Nov 14»
8
Whither Wendy Davis?
Republicans expected that Davis's bid for governor would go nowhere. But the slow-motion seppuku that has been the Davis campaign has surpassed even the ... «National Review Online, Oct 14»
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Mircea Badea lui Crin Antonescu: ”Dacă faceți seppuku politic, să …
Dacă poporul va salva din nou şmenarul înseamnă că singurul gest onorabil rămâne despărţirea iremediabilă de popor: un seppuku politic. Nu credeam că pot ... «Evenimentul Zilei, Mar 14»
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The GOP Mulls Seppuku
The GOP Mulls Seppuku. By William Sullivan. See also: Boehner Courts a GOP Civil War. Last summer, Ann Coulter, in her aptly titled column "If the GOP Is This ... «American Thinker, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Seppuku [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/seppuku>. Apr 2024 ».
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