ALL meanings of hara-kiri
ha·ra-ki·ri
H h - noun hara-kiri Also called seppuku. ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practiced in Japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death. 1
- noun hara-kiri suicide or any suicidal action; a self-destructive act: political hara-kiri. 1
- uncountable noun hara-kiri In former times, if a Japanese man committed hara-kiri, he killed himself by cutting his own stomach open, in order to avoid dishonour. 0
- noun hara-kiri (formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of death 0
- noun hara-kiri ritual suicide by cutting the abdomen: it is called seppuku by the Japanese, and was practiced by high-ranking Japanese of the military class in lieu of execution or to avoid disgrace 0