noun🔗ShareCeremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the Samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death."The disgraced samurai chose hara-kiri rather than face public shame after failing to protect his lord. "ritualculturehistoryactionmilitaryreligiontraditionsocietywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSuicide or any suicidal action."His career was ruined after the scandal, and taking another job in the same industry would be professional hara-kiri. "cultureritualactionreligionsoulsufferingtraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) An act against one's own interests."Accepting a job with terrible pay and no benefits felt like professional hara-kiri. "cultureritualactionphilosophymoralhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
