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Q: Which name is the Japanese-ritual seppuku better-known by?
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What is the difference between hara kiri and seppuku?

Harakiri is a less respectful name for Seppuku


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What does harakiri mean in Japanese?

Harakiri means literally 'cutting the belly'. It is a colloquial and considered somewhat vulgar term for 'Seppuku, a ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai men in the traditional Japanese society. Women samurai needed special approval for committing seppuku. The practice of committing seppuku at the death of one's master is known as tsuifuku though the ritual is basically the same. Seppuku ( lit."belly-cutting") is better known in English as harakiri and is written with the same kanji (traditional characters) as seppuku but in reverse order with an okurigana.


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