Where does “切腹” come from?

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

切腹 (Japanese): seppuku; to commit seppuku

Definitions

  1. seppuku; to commit seppuku

Ancestry of “切腹”, step by step

切腹 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 切

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese切cut, sever; cutting; to cut

via Japanese 腹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腹belly

Words derived from “切腹”

Every word from Japanese 切 →