[DOC] [TLE] Seppuku - Wikipedia [PAR] Seppuku sometimes metathesized in English as harakiri (, "abdomen/belly 
.... He would also give his attendant a cup meant for sake. ... A specialized form of 
seppuku in feudal times was known as kanshi (, ... belly") in Japanese 
theater, in which the protagonist, at the end of the play, would... [DOC] [TLE] Kaishakunin - Wikipedia [PAR] A kaishakunin (Japanese: ) is an appointed second whose duty is to 
behead one who has committed seppuku, Japanese ritual suicide, at the moment 
of agony. The role played by the kaishakunin is called kaishaku (nin means 
person). [DOC] [TLE] What Is Seppuku or Harakiri? - Asian History - About.com [PAR] Mar 7, 2016 ... Seppuku, also known less formally as harakiri, is a form of ritual suicide that was 
practiced by the samurai and daimyo of Japan. It usually... [DOC] [TLE] What is Seppuku? - Ask History - History (history.com) [PAR] Jan 14, 2016 ... Often called hara-kiri in the West, seppuku is a form of ritual suicide that 
originated with Japan's ancient samurai warrior class. The ... [DOC] [TLE] seppuku | suicide | Britannica.com [PAR] Nov 20, 2015 ... Seppuku, ( Japanese: self-disembowelment) also called hara-kiri, also ... 
Women of the samurai class also committed ritual suicide, called... [DOC] [TLE] Urban Dictionary: Seppuku [PAR] 3. seppuku. Ritual suicide by stabing them self in the stomach formerly practiced 
by Japanese samurai. Also called hara-kiri. I plan to die by commiting seppuku. [DOC] [TLE] Why Did Japanese People Stop Performing Seppuku? - io9 - Gizmodo [PAR] Jan 9, 2015 ... Seppuku, a highly ritualized form of suicide that involved cutting one's own ... 
cultures, the act of ritual self-disembowlment is peculiar to Japan. ... It was also a 
period that saw a number of killings of foreigners and those ... with seppuku (
known by the somewhat more lurid term "hara-kiri" by Western writers). [DOC] [TLE] The Honorable Death: Samurai and Suicide in Feudal Japan ... [PAR] May 4, 2016 ... The earliest known acts of seppuku were the deaths of samurai Minamoto ... the 
act of seppuku, or ritual self-disembowelment, is peculiar to Japan. ... of four sips 
(the character shi, which means four, also means death). [DOC] [TLE] Seppuku - artelino [PAR] artelino - Seppuku, ritual Japanese suicide. ... when Yukio Mishima, a well-
known but rather nationalist writer in Japan, committed suicide in seppuku 
manner. [DOC] [TLE] Seppuku: Ritual Suicide in Samurai Japan | SocInChicago [PAR] Oct 24, 2014 ... Seppuku (sometimes also referred to as hara-kiri) is a form of Japanese ritual ... 
As the ritual developed during the medieval period, samurai... [DOC] [TLE] A Samurai's Guide to Harakiri - Kotaku [PAR] Apr 17, 2012 ... In Japan, samurai committed seppuku ( or "ritual suicide") if ... The ritual 
suicide, also called "harakiri" (), was performed in front of an... [DOC] [TLE] Seppuku - definition of seppuku by The Free Dictionary [PAR] Ritual suicide by disembowelment formerly practiced by Japanese samurai. Also 
called hara-kiri . n another word for hara-kiri n. 1. ceremonial suicide by... [DOC] [TLE] Hara-kiri - definition of hara-kiri by The Free Dictionary [PAR] (Anthropology & Ethnology) (formerly, in Japan) ritual suicide by 
disembowelment with a sword when disgraced or under sentence of death. Also 
called:... [DOC] [TLE] Seppuku | Geisha world Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia [PAR] Seppuku (, "stomach-cutting") is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by ... 
Seppuku is also known as harakiri (, "cutting the belly"), a term more widely
... [DOC] [TLE] Why Do Japanese Commit Hara-Kiri? - Slate [PAR] Mar 25, 1999 ... A frustrated Bridgestone tire executive committed hara-kiri this week in his ... It 
also demonstrated enormous psychological courage, which was a way of ... 
Sometimes, in an even more symbolic version

Question: This Japanese ritual is also known as seppuku
Answer: harakiri