切腹する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 切腹する | 切腹しない |
| Polite | 切腹します | 切腹しません |
| Past polite | 切腹しました | 切腹しませんでした |
| Past | 切腹した | 切腹しなかった |
| Te-form | 切腹して | 切腹しないで |
| Desire | 切腹したい | 切腹したくない |
| Potential | 切腹できる | 切腹できない |
| Passive | 切腹される | 切腹されない |
| Causative | 切腹させる | 切腹させない |
| Causative passive | 切腹させられる | 切腹させられない |
| Volitional | 切腹しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 切腹しましょう | |
| Imperative | 切腹しろ | 切腹するな |
| Conditional | 切腹すれば | 切腹しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 切腹したら | 切腹しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment
Refers to the formal Japanese ritual suicide by cutting the abdomen, historically practiced by samurai to restore honor or avoid capture.
The samurai committed seppuku to show loyalty to his lord.
Seppuku was institutionalized in the Edo period.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
seppuku as a death penalty; judicial seppuku
Historical term for seppuku carried out as a formal death penalty, where the condemned was decapitated by a second as they made the motions to disembowel themselves; specific to the Edo period.
In the Edo period, seppuku was sometimes used as a form of punishment.
The lord ordered his disloyal retainer to commit seppuku.
He admitted his guilt and was ordered to commit seppuku.
The samurai took responsibility for his failure and apologized by committing seppuku.