seppuku
Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment
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seppuku
Summary
seppuku is a suicide method[1]. seppuku draws 26,117 Wikipedia views per month (suicide_method category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- seppuku's instance of is recorded as suicide method[3].
- seppuku is a type of suicide by sharp instrument[4].
- seppuku is a type of honor suicide[5].
- seppuku is a type of suicide in Japan[6].
- seppuku is a type of forced suicide[7].
- seppuku is a type of ritual suicide[8].
- seppuku's Commons category is recorded as Seppuku[9].
- seppuku's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Suicide by seppuku[10].
- seppuku's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- seppuku's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
- seppuku's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
- seppuku's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- seppuku's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
- seppuku's native label is recorded as 切腹[16].
- seppuku's native label is recorded as 腹切り[17].
- seppuku's uses is recorded as tantō[18].
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Definition and Type
seppuku's instance of is recorded as suicide method[3]. Recorded subclass of include suicide by sharp instrument[4], honor suicide[5], suicide in Japan[6], forced suicide[7], and ritual suicide[8].
Why It Matters
seppuku draws 26,117 Wikipedia views per month (suicide_method category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] seppuku has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] seppuku is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]