Seppuku vs. Kamikaze

Seppukunoun

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

Seppukunoun

Same as Hara-kiri.

Seppuku

Seppuku (Japanese: 切腹, ), sometimes referred to as Harakiri (腹切り, , a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honor but was also practiced by other Japanese people during the Shōwa period (particularly officers near the end of World War II) to restore honor for themselves or for their families.

Kamikazenoun

An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.

Kamikazenoun

One who carries out a suicide attack, especially with an aircraft.

Kamikazenoun

(colloquial) One who takes excessive risks, as for example in a sporting event.

Kamikazenoun

A cocktail made of equal parts vodka, triple sec and lime juice.

Kamikazenoun

(surfing) A deliberate wipeout.

Kamikazeverb

(transitive) To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.

Kamikazeverb

(intransitive) To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.

Kamikazeverb

To fail disastrously.

Kamikazeadjective

suicidal, risking one's own life

Kamikazenoun

a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

Kamikazenoun

a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

Kamikaze

Kamikaze (神風, pronounced [kamiꜜkaze]; or ), officially Shinpū Tokubetsu Kōgekitai (神風特別攻撃隊, ), were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who flew suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, intending to destroy warships more effectively than with conventional air attacks. About 3,800 kamikaze pilots died during the war, and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by kamikaze attacks.Kamikaze aircraft were essentially pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft.