Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
Ääntäminen
- IPA: /ˌhɑɹ.əˈkɪɹ.i/
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | haraquiri |
| italia | carachiri |
| japani | 腹切り (harakiri), 切腹 (seppuku), 自殺 (jisatsu) |
| portugali | haraquiri, harakiri, hara-kiri |
| puola | harakiri |
| ranska | hara-kiri, seppuku |
| ruotsi | harakiri |
| saksa | Harakiri, Seppuku |
| suomi | harakiri |
| venäjä | харакири (harakiri), сэппуку (seppuku) |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.
- Suicide or any suicidal action.
- (by extension, figuratively) An act against one's own interests.
Esimerkit
- On the downfall of his power in 1867 he was urged by one of his Council to save the honour of his family by a voluntary suicide. He flatly refused to do so and left the room, whereupon his faithful adviser retired to another part of the castle and solemnly performed the hara-kiri.
- Regarded logically, therefore, Japan’s decision to go to war made no sense. It was hara-kiri.
- They are haunted by the spectre of the 1984 election, when Mr Walter Mondale committed hara-kiri by acknowledging the need to raise taxes if America were to get its economy straight.
- But with GSM players lobbying hard for more spectrum, taking MVNOs on board now would be hara-kiri.