せっぷく

切腹

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, Suru verb

seppuku•harakiri•ritual suicide by disembowelment

Noun, Suru verb

seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

Related Kanji

cut, cutoff, be sharp

セツ / き.る

abdomen, belly, stomach

フク / はら