seppuku

• Substantiv, das eine Form des rituellen Selbstmords durch Aufschlitzen des Bauchs mit einem Schwert bezeichnet, die historisch von Samurai im traditionellen Japan praktiziert wurde.

A noun referring to a form of ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword, historically practiced by samurai in traditional Japanese society.

1. C2formal

   A traditional Japanese form of ritual suicide by self-disembowelment, historically practiced by samurai to restore honor or avoid capture.

   Ritueller Suizid

   • The samurai performed seppuku to avoid the dishonor of defeat.
   • Seppuku was considered an honorable death in feudal Japan.
   • The ritual of seppuku involved a precise and ceremonial process.

   Synonymehara-kiriharakiri