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seppuku

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7 lettersPronunciation /sɛˈpuː.kuː/Part of speech nounSorted ekppsuuStarts with SEnds with U0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A ritual form of suicide once practiced by Japanese samurai.

Word origin

Borrowed from Japanese 切腹 (seppuku), from Middle Chinese 切 (t͡set, “to cut”) + 腹 (pjuwk, “belly”). Compare Cantonese 切腹 (cit³ fuk¹) and Mandarin 切腹 (qiēfù).

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