harikari
- n.ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
同义词:harakirihara-kirisuppuku
同义词:harakirihara-kirisuppuku
noun
ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai or formerly decreed by a court in lieu of the death penalty
suicide sense 1b
1 “We might strengthen in one or two areas, but there will be no harikari in this club.”
2 A 'harikari' sentence saves the nation much trouble and expense.
3 He keeps one eye on the dowager and the other on Li Hung Chang, while he sends out harikari mandates to troublesome officials, and stands off the Russian ambassador.