seppuku

/sɛˈpuːkuː//səˈpu-/

noun

  1. 1

    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.

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