せっぷく
Noun, Participle, Verb
1.
seppuku, harakiri, ritual suicide by disembowelment
2.
seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
historical term
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江戸時代には、切腹は武士の責任の取り方の一つとされていた。
In the Edo period, seppuku was considered one way for samurai to take responsibility.
切腹は、日本の歴史において特定の状況下で行われた儀式的な行為である。
Seppuku is a ritualistic act performed under specific circumstances in Japanese history.
Kanji that make up this word
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