Seppuku
Ritual Suicide, Suicide By Disembowelment
noun, verbal noun
When you cut your abdomen you are committing seppuku. It will help if you already know the word "seppuku" from English, since it's also the reading here.
切腹 is a form of ritual suicide by self-inflicted disembowelment, often performed by samurai to restore honor.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. Just watch out for the せつ getting shortened to せっ and the ふく changing to ぷく. Or just know the word seppuku already since it's pretty well-known. That works too.
切腹をする
to commit seppuku
切腹を命じる
to order someone to commit seppuku
切腹をせまる
to press someone to commit seppuku
切腹の場面
seppuku scene
切腹の作法
seppuku etiquette
切腹の美学
the beauty of seppuku, the aesthetic ideals embodied in seppuku
切腹の部屋
seppuku room
切腹に追いこむ
to drive someone to seppuku
切腹に立ち会う
to be present during seppuku
切腹に失敗する
to fail at seppuku
切腹とか考えるだけで嫌だよね。
Just the thought of seppuku is horrible, isn't it?
どうして日本の武士は切腹をするようになったのでしょうか？
Why did Japanese samurai warriors start committing seppuku?
昨日、サムライになって切腹する夢を見た。
Yesterday, I dreamed that I became a samurai and committed ritual suicide.
その年老いた武士は、切腹をすると言って、一歩も引かなかった。
The elderly samurai said he would commit ritual suicide and refused to back down.