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English → English (gcide) Definition: hari-kari harakiri \ha"ra*ki`ri\, hara-kiri \ha"ra-ki`ri\(h[add]"r[add]*k[=e]`r[i^]), n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also written, but incorrectly, hari-kari. --W. E. Griffis. [1913 Webster] hari-kari \ha"ri-ka`ri\ An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of hara-kiri. [PJC]