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Chinese
close to; to cut; to slice
abdomen; stomach; belly
trad. (切腹 )
切
腹
simp. # (切腹 )
切
腹
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 切腹( せっぷく ) ( seppuku ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
切⫽腹 (verb-object ) ( intransitive )
to commit ritualized self-disembowelment ; to commit ritualized suicide ; to commit harakiri ; to commit seppuku
Japanese
Etymology
切 ( setsu , “ to cut ” ) + 腹 ( fuku , “ belly ” )
Pronunciation
Noun
切( せっ ) 腹( ぷく ) • (seppuku )
seppuku ( ritual suicide by disembowelment )
Synonym: 腹切り ( harakiri )
2004 September 8, Hideaki Sorachi , “第( だい ) 十( じゅう ) 七( なな ) 訓( くん ) 酔( よ ) ってなくても酔( よ ) ったふりして上( じょう ) 司( し ) のヅラ取( と ) れ ”, in 銀( ぎん ) 魂( たま ) , volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN :
いけェェ 局( きょく ) 長( ちょう ) ォ‼ Ikēe Kyokuchōo‼ Gooo, Captain! 死( し ) ねェ 副( ふく ) 長( ちょう ) ‼Shinē Fukuchō‼ Dieee, Vice-Captain! 誰( だれ ) だ今( いま ) 死( し ) ねっつったの‼切( せっ ) 腹( ぷく ) だコラァ‼Dare da ima shinettsutta no‼ Seppuku da korā‼ Who said die!? Seppuku, now!
Descendants
Verb
切( せっ ) 腹( ぷく ) する • (seppuku suru ) suru (stem 切( せっ ) 腹( ぷく ) し ( seppuku shi ) , past 切( せっ ) 腹( ぷく ) した ( seppuku shita ) )
to commit seppuku
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")
切腹し
せっぷくし
seppuku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
切腹し
せっぷくし
seppuku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")
切腹する
せっぷくする
seppuku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")
切腹する
せっぷくする
seppuku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")
切腹すれ
せっぷくすれ
seppuku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")
切腹せよ¹ 切腹しろ²
せっぷくせよ¹ せっぷくしろ²
seppuku seyo¹ seppuku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive
切腹される
せっぷくされる
seppuku sareru
Causative
切腹させる 切腹さす
せっぷくさせる せっぷくさす
seppuku saseru seppuku sasu
Potential
切腹できる
せっぷくできる
seppuku dekiru
Volitional
切腹しよう
せっぷくしよう
seppuku shiyō
Negative
切腹しない
せっぷくしない
seppuku shinai
Negative continuative
切腹せず
せっぷくせず
seppuku sezu
Formal
切腹します
せっぷくします
seppuku shimasu
Perfective
切腹した
せっぷくした
seppuku shita
Conjunctive
切腹して
せっぷくして
seppuku shite
Hypothetical conditional
切腹すれば
せっぷくすれば
seppuku sureba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Synonyms
References
2002 , Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary , Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN .