扇腹

おうぎばら

Meanings

1. Noun fan seppuku (i.e.: death penalty for samurai in which the condemned performs a symbolic disembowelment with a fan before being decapitated) See also: 切腹 (せっぷく).

Kanji

• 扇 fan. Read as おうぎ.
• 腹 belly. Read as はら.

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