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切(せっ)腹(ぷく)
Rank #21,262

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    1. seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment
  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, historical term
    2. seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

Readings

切腹
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せっぷく
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