The traditional Japanese form of honorable suicide, also known by its Chinese equivalent, seppuku. It was practiced by the Japanese feudal warrior class in order to avoid falling into enemy hands. Around 1500, it became a privileged alternative to execution, granted to daimyo and samurai guilty of disloyalty to the emperor. The condemned man received a jeweled dagger from the emperor. He selected as his second a faithful friend, received official witnesses, and plunged the dagger into the left side of his abdomen, drew it across to the right, and made a slight cut upward; his second then beheaded him with one stroke of a sword, and the dagger was returned to the emperor. Around 1700, it became permissible to go through a semblance of disembowelment prior to beheading. Voluntary hara-kiri was resorted to after a private misfortune, out of loyalty to a dead master, or to protest the conduct of a living superior. 1
Obligatory hara-kiri was abolished in 1868, but its voluntary form has persisted. It was performed by 40 military men in 1895 as a protest against the return of conquered territory, the Liaotung peninsula, to China; by General Nogi on the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912; and by numerous soldiers as an alternative to surrender in World War II.
Obligatory hara-kiri was abolished in 1868, but its voluntary form has persisted. It was performed by 40 military men in 1895 as a protest against the return of conquered territory, the Liaotung peninsula, to China; by General Nogi on the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912; and by numerous soldiers as an alternative to surrender in World War II.
by TaintedCell April 16, 2004
Get the hara-kiri mug.by NarutoBleachFairyTailOnePiece April 8, 2016
Get the kyoko kirigiri mug.A gay shark boi that's quirk is to make him rock
Totally gay for Explosion boi
is pure sweet boi and must be protected because his hard shell can't hide the big ol softy he is
Totally gay for Explosion boi
is pure sweet boi and must be protected because his hard shell can't hide the big ol softy he is
by that one weeb who like mha April 16, 2020
Get the Kirishima mug.A cult of gay weebs praising our manly lord and savior kirishima, our activities of praise include summoning kirishimas angy Pomeranian boi boyfriend and manliness circles
My religion is kirishimaisum
by GayjiroKirishima February 5, 2021
Get the kirishimaisum mug.Taking a walk with a special someone while watching the sunset.
See: My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 1
See: My Hero Academia Season 3 Episode 1
by ::thumbsup:: September 29, 2020
Get the kiribaku-ing mug.Kiriaki is a beautiful and charismatic woman who always makes the right choice . All men are after her but she says stupid shit and pushes them away. However she is an amazing friend. If you ever befriend a Kiriaki, keep her, she will always be there for you and make you laugh by breaking her tooth.
by Sionibitchoni November 20, 2021
Get the Kiriaki mug.Marisa Kirsiame is a character from touhou project by zun she is a good friend of Reimu Hakurei , and has a reputacion of a thief
if she sees you and doesent know you expect a master spark into you face
if she sees you and doesent know you expect a master spark into you face
by REC Monika July 6, 2021
Get the Marisa Kirisame mug.