harakiri

See also: Harakiri and hara-kiri

English

Noun

harakiri (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of hara-kiri

Anagrams

• hari-kari, harikari

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切.

Noun

harakiri

1. hara-kiri
   • 1891, Niels Juel-Hansen, Japanesere: fortaelling for ungdommen:

     Enhver fornem Japaneser vokser op med Dødstanken, med Tanken om Harakirien, for at han, om Skæbnen vil det, kan dø roligt, værdigt, dø som en Mand.

     Any high-class Japanese grows up with the thought of death, with the thought of harakiri, that he, if fate wills it, may die calmly, dignifiedly, die as a man.

   • 1985, Per Højholt, Kvababbelser:

     Og jeg taler videre / nu i munden på en mund i min / min paniks suveræne Mills Brothers / helt hinsides mening og orden, hængende i / harakiriens / pedantiske syntaks, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of harakiri

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	harakiri	harakirien
genitive	harakiris	harakiriens

Synonyms

• seppuku

Dutch

Alternative forms

• hara-kiri (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦaː.raːˈki.ri/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ha‧ra‧ki‧ri

Noun

harakiri m (plural harakiri's)

1. hara-kiri [from mid 19th c.]

   Synonym: seppuku

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 腹切り.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrɑkiri/, [ˈhɑ̝rɑ̝ˌk̟iri]
• Rhymes: -iri
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧ra‧ki‧ri

Noun

harakiri

1. hara-kiri, seppuku

Declension

Inflection of harakiri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		harakiri	harakirit
genitive		harakirin	harakirien
partitive		harakiria	harakireja
illative		harakiriin	harakireihin
		singular	plural
nominative		harakiri	harakirit
accusative	nom.	harakiri	harakirit
	gen.	harakirin
genitive		harakirin	harakirien
partitive		harakiria	harakireja
inessive		harakirissa	harakireissa
elative		harakirista	harakireista
illative		harakiriin	harakireihin
adessive		harakirilla	harakireilla
ablative		harakirilta	harakireilta
allative		harakirille	harakireille
essive		harakirina	harakireina
translative		harakiriksi	harakireiksi
abessive		harakiritta	harakireitta
instructive		—	harakirein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of harakiri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harakirini harakirini accusative nom. harakirini harakirini gen. harakirini genitive harakirini harakirieni partitive harakiriani harakirejani inessive harakirissani harakireissani elative harakiristani harakireistani illative harakiriini harakireihini adessive harakirillani harakireillani ablative harakiriltani harakireiltani allative harakirilleni harakireilleni essive harakirinani harakireinani translative harakirikseni harakireikseni abessive harakirittani harakireittani instructive — — comitative — harakireineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative harakirisi harakirisi accusative nom. harakirisi harakirisi gen. harakirisi genitive harakirisi harakiriesi partitive harakiriasi harakirejasi inessive harakirissasi harakireissasi elative harakiristasi harakireistasi illative harakiriisi harakireihisi adessive harakirillasi harakireillasi ablative harakiriltasi harakireiltasi allative harakirillesi harakireillesi essive harakirinasi harakireinasi translative harakiriksesi harakireiksesi abessive harakirittasi harakireittasi instructive — — comitative — harakireinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harakirimme harakirimme accusative nom. harakirimme harakirimme gen. harakirimme genitive harakirimme harakiriemme partitive harakiriamme harakirejamme inessive harakirissamme harakireissamme elative harakiristamme harakireistamme illative harakiriimme harakireihimme adessive harakirillamme harakireillamme ablative harakiriltamme harakireiltamme allative harakirillemme harakireillemme essive harakirinamme harakireinamme translative harakiriksemme harakireiksemme abessive harakirittamme harakireittamme instructive — — comitative — harakireinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative harakirinne harakirinne accusative nom. harakirinne harakirinne gen. harakirinne genitive harakirinne harakirienne partitive harakirianne harakirejanne inessive harakirissanne harakireissanne elative harakiristanne harakireistanne illative harakiriinne harakireihinne adessive harakirillanne harakireillanne ablative harakiriltanne harakireiltanne allative harakirillenne harakireillenne essive harakirinanne harakireinanne translative harakiriksenne harakireiksenne abessive harakirittanne harakireittanne instructive — — comitative — harakireinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative harakirinsa harakirinsa accusative nom. harakirinsa harakirinsa gen. harakirinsa genitive harakirinsa harakiriensa partitive harakiriaan harakiriansa harakirejaan harakirejansa inessive harakirissaan harakirissansa harakireissaan harakireissansa elative harakiristaan harakiristansa harakireistaan harakireistansa illative harakiriinsa harakireihinsa adessive harakirillaan harakirillansa harakireillaan harakireillansa ablative harakiriltaan harakiriltansa harakireiltaan harakireiltansa allative harakirilleen harakirillensa harakireilleen harakireillensa essive harakirinaan harakirinansa harakireinaan harakireinansa translative harakirikseen harakiriksensa harakireikseen harakireiksensa abessive harakirittaan harakirittansa harakireittaan harakireittansa instructive — — comitative — harakireineen harakireinensa

Further reading

• “harakiri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese 腹切(はらき)り (harakiri), ultimately from 腹 (hara, “belly”) + 切る (kiru, “to cut”).

Noun

harakiri (first-person possessive harakiriku, second-person possessive harakirimu, third-person possessive harakirinya)

1. hara-kiri: 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.

See also

• bushido
• kamikaze

Japanese

Romanization

harakiri

1. Rōmaji transcription of はらきり

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 腹切り.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.raˈki.ri/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iri
• Syllabification: ha‧ra‧ki‧ri

Noun

harakiri n (indeclinable)

1. hara-kiri, seppuku (ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen)

   Synonym: seppuku

Further reading

• harakiri in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• harakiri in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

harakiri m (plural harakiris)

1. Alternative spelling of haraquiri

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:harakiri.

Spanish

Noun

harakiri m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of haraquiri

Further reading

• “harakiri”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Etymology

From Japanese 腹切り.

Noun

harakiri c

1. hara-kiri

   begå harakiri

   commit harakiri

Declension

Declension of harakiri

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	harakiri	harakiris
	definite	harakirin	harakirins
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

• seppuku

References

• harakiri in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• harakiri in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• harakiri in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɾaˈkiɾi/ [ˌhaː.ɾɐˈxiː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -iɾi
• Syllabification: ha‧ra‧ki‧ri

Noun

hárakíri (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜇᜃᜒᜇᜒ)

1. Alternative spelling of hara-kiri