seppuku

[ se-poo-koo ]

/ sɛˈpu kʊ /

Origin of seppuku

1900–05; < Japanese, earlier s(y)et-puku < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese qiè cut + fù belly

sepmag, sepn., sepoy, sepoy rebellion, seppo, seppuku, sepsis, sept, sept-, sept-îles, sept.

Now, my readers will understand that hara-kiri, or seppuku, was not a mere suicidal process.

Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan |Pter Vay
The glorification of seppuku offered, naturally enough, no small temptation to its unwarranted committal.

Bushido, the Soul of Japan |Inazo Nitob
More usually the Japanese themselves speak of hara-kiri by its Chinese synonym, Seppuku.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 |Various
Hara-kiri, or seppuku, is the term applied to suicide among the samurai class.

Myths & Legends of Japan |F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

The physical agony of "seppuku" was, therefore, very brief, lasting but a few seconds.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick

seppuku

/ (sɛˈpuːkuː) /

another word for hara-kiri

from Japanese, from Chinese ch`ieh to cut + fu bowels