Associations to the word «Harakiri»

Wiktionary

HARAKIRI, noun. Alternative spelling of hara-kiri

Dictionary definition

HARAKIRI, noun. Ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche