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suicide vs hara-kiri

hara-kiri vs suicide

suicide and hara-kiri both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suicide Yes No No No
hara-kiri Yes No No No
As nouns, hara-kiri is a hyponym of suicide; that is, hara-kiri is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suicide:
  • suicide: the act of killing yourself
  • hara-kiri: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
Other hyponyms of suicide include assisted suicide, felo-de-se, harakiri, harikari, seppuku, suttee.
suicide (noun) hara-kiri (noun)
the act of killing yourself ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society
a person who kills himself intentionally
Difference between suicide and hara-kiri

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