noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Formal or historical term for ritual suicide by cutting the abdomen. In modern contexts, 切腹 (せっぷく) is more common.
武士は割腹して果てた。
The samurai died by disembowelment.
割腹は江戸時代
Disembowelment was a method of suicide for samurai in the Edo period.