seppuku
Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment
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Summary
seppuku is a suicide method[1]. seppuku draws 37,272 Wikipedia views per month (suicide method category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: suicide by sharp instrument[3], honor suicide[4], suicide in Japan[5], forced suicide[6], ritual suicide[7]
- Commons category: Seppuku[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Suicide by seppuku[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], New International Encyclopedia[14]
- Native label: 切腹[15], 腹切り[16]
- Uses: tantō[17]
Why It Matters
seppuku has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] seppuku is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]