noun🔗Share切腹Ceremonial 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. "主君を守れなかった武士は、世間の恥を恐れて、切腹を選んだ。ritualculturehistoryactionmilitaryreligiontraditionsocietywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share自殺Suicide or any suicidal action."His career was ruined after the scandal, and taking another job in the same industry would be professional hara-kiri. "スキャンダルの後、彼のキャリアは台無しになり、同じ業界で別の仕事に就くことは、プロとしての自殺行為となるだろう。cultureritualactionreligionsoulsufferingtraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share自滅行為、自らの利益に反する行為(by extension) An act against one's own interests."Accepting a job with terrible pay and no benefits felt like professional hara-kiri. "給料も福利厚生も最悪な仕事を引き受けるのは、まるでプロとしての自滅行為のように感じた。cultureritualactionphilosophymoralhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
