Ritualistic suicide

• Japanese self-destructive act (Var.)
• (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
• Samurai's self-destructive act (var.)
• Practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society
• Ritual suicide: Var.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\ (h[aum]"r[i^]*k[aum]`r[i^]), n. See Hara-kiri .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society [syn: harakiri , hara-kiri ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of hara-kiri English) Considered to be incorrect.