The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Seppuku \Sep*pu"ku\, n. Same as Hara-kiri. [1913 Webster] Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. --W. E. Griffis. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
seppuku n 1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society [syn: harakiri, hara-kiri, harikari, seppuku]