seppuku

Ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by Japanese samurai.

Same as hara-kiri.

Same as hara-kiri.

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.

ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society