evisceration; disembowelment
Refers to the act of cutting open the abdomen and removing the internal organs, often in a violent or ritual context.
See also: 裂く
その戦士は敗北の後、腹裂きを行った。
The warrior performed disembowelment after the defeat.
歴史書には、捕虜に対する腹裂きの記述がある。
The history book contains descriptions of evisceration of captives.
Compound of 腹 (hara, 'belly') and 裂き (saki, the continuative form of 裂く, 'to tear open'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word directly describes the action of tearing open the abdomen.