hara-kiri
French, noun/a.ʁa.ki.ʁi/
hara-kiri is spelled H-A-R-A-K-I-R-I (8 letters). Hara-kiri is a French masculine noun meaning “hara-kiri (suicide by ripping open the stomach)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Suicide rituel japonais volontaire ou obligatoire consistant à s’ouvrir l’abdomen avec un sabre”.
What does hara-kiri mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehara-kiri (suicide by ripping open the stomach)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suicide rituel japonais volontaire ou obligatoire consistant à s’ouvrir l’abdomen avec un sabre. 2. Suicide attenté afin de se repentir de ses péchés.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hara-kiri
- hara-kiris plural
- harakiri alternative
- ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁa.ki.ʁi\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hara-kiri?
- /a.ʁa.ki.ʁi/
- ^((h aspiré))\a.ʁa.ki.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.