noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
harakiri; seppuku; ritual disembowelment
Formal, literary term for ritual suicide by cutting the abdomen. Virtually synonymous with 切腹 (せっぷく), but 屠腹 is much rarer and carries a more classical, written tone.
武士は主君に殉じて屠腹したと伝えられている。
It is said that the samurai committed seppuku to follow his lord in death.
この史料には「屠腹」の語が用いられているが、現代では「切腹」が一般的である。
The term 屠腹 is used in this historical document, but 切腹 is more common today.