The Collaborative International Dictionary
hari-kari
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.
hari-kari
hari-kari \ha"ri-ka`ri\ An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of hara-kiri.
Wiktionary
hari-kari
n. (alternative form of hara-kiri English) Considered to be incorrect.