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Harakiri
Translation of "harakiri" into Russian
harakiri
Noun
UK
/ˌhærəˈkiːri/
US
/ˌhɑːrəˈkɪri/
harakiri
harakiris pl
He committed harakiri to restore his honor.
Он совершил харакири, чтобы восстановить свою честь.
Definitions
harakiri
Noun
UK
/ˌhærəˈkiːri/
US
/ˌhɑːrəˈkɪri/
A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment, originally practiced by Japanese samurai as an honorable alternative to disgrace or execution.
The samurai chose to commit harakiri rather than face capture by the enemy.
Any act or policy regarded as suicidal or self-destructive.
Slashing prices that low would be corporate harakiri.
harakiri
Adjective
UK
/ˌhærəˈkiːri/
US
/ˌhɑːrəˈkɪri/
Suicidal; self-destructive.
Pursuing that strategy would be a harakiri move for the company.