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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society;
[syn: harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

harakiri \ha"ra*ki`ri\, hara-kiri \ha"ra-ki`ri\(h[add]"r[add]*k[=e]`r[i^]), n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari. --W. E. Griffis. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hari-kari \ha"ri-ka`ri\ An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of hara-kiri. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\ (h[aum]"r[i^]*k[aum]`r[i^]), n. See Hara-kiri. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

harikari n 1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society [syn: harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku]