Where does “切腹” come from?

切腹 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 切腹, from Japanese 切 — cut, sever; cutting; to cut.

切腹 (Chinese): to commit ritualized self-disembowelment; to...

Definitions

  1. to commit ritualized self-disembowelment; to...

Ancestry of “切腹”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切腹seppuku; to commit seppuku
2Japanesecut, sever; cutting; to cut
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