harikari n 1: ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by samurai in the traditional Japanese society [syn: {harakiri}, {hara-kiri}, {harikari}, {seppuku}]
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]
Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\ (h[aum]"r[i^]*k[aum]`r[i^]), n. See {Hara-kiri}. [1913 Webster]