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hara-kiri vs suicide

suicide vs hara-kiri

hara-kiri and suicide both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hara-kiri Yes No No No
suicide Yes No No No
As nouns, suicide is a hypernym of hara-kiri; that is, suicide is a word with a broader meaning than hara-kiri:
  • hara-kiri: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
  • suicide: the act of killing yourself
Other hypernyms of hara-kiri include self-annihilation, self-destruction.
hara-kiri (noun) suicide (noun)
ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society the act of killing yourself
a person who kills himself intentionally
Difference between hara-kiri and suicide

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