腹を切る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 腹を切る | 腹を切らない |
| Polite | 腹を切ります | 腹を切りません |
| Past polite | 腹を切りました | 腹を切りませんでした |
| Past | 腹を切った | 腹を切らなかった |
| Te-form | 腹を切って | 腹を切らないで |
| Desire | 腹を切りたい | 腹を切りたくない |
| Potential | 腹を切れる | 腹を切れない |
| Passive | 腹を切られる | 腹を切られない |
| Causative | 腹を切らせる | 腹を切らせない |
| Causative passive | 腹を切らせられるalso 腹を切らされる | 腹を切らせられないalso 腹を切らされない |
| Volitional | 腹を切ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 腹を切りましょう | |
| Imperative | 腹を切れ | 腹を切るな |
| Conditional | 腹を切れば | 腹を切らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 腹を切ったら | 腹を切らなかったら |
commit seppuku; commit harakiri
Literal ritual suicide by disembowelment. Historically associated with samurai culture; in modern contexts, often used figuratively or in historical references.
The samurai committed seppuku for his lord.
take responsibility and resign
Figurative use: to accept blame for a failure or scandal by resigning from one's position, as if performing seppuku. Common in business and political contexts.
The president took responsibility for the scandal and resigned.
laugh until one's sides split
Archaic idiomatic use meaning to laugh so hard it feels like one's stomach will split. Rare in modern Japanese; more common expressions include 腹を抱えて笑う.
In old tales, they say they laughed so hard they nearly split their sides.