Moto 切腹 (せっぷく)seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment
- seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelmentnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 切腹
- 切Cut; Cutoff; Be SharpRead with its reading here · JLPT N4
- 腹Abdomen; Belly; StomachRead with its reading here · JLPT N3
Words that share its kanji
- 大切たいせつimportant; necessary
- 切っ掛けきっかけchance; start
- 一切いっさいall; everything
- 適切てきせつappropriate; suitable
- 思い切っておもいきってresolutely; boldly
- 締め切りしめきりdeadline; closing
- 切手きってstamp (postage); merchandise certificate
- 皮切りかわきりbeginning; start
- 腹はらabdomen; belly
- 裏腹うらはらopposite; reverse
- 下っ腹したっぱらabdomen; stomach
- 腹部ふくぶabdomen
- 太っ腹ふとっぱらgenerous; magnanimous
- 腹痛ふくつうstomach ache; abdominal pain
- 腹心ふくしんone's confidant; trusted friend
- 中腹ちゅうふくhalfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
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