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oibara

oibara noun: seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death.

Noun

oibara (uncountable)

  1. Seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death.
    • , Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure
      At the time of Lord Nabeshima Naohiro's death, Lord Mitsushige forbade Naohiro's retainers the practice of oibara.

Origin of oibara

Borrowed from Japanese 追腹.

Questions about oibara

What does oibara mean?
Oibara means seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death.
What part of speech is oibara?
Oibara is a noun.

Words near oibara in the dictionary

  1. oi!
  2. Oi'll
  3. Oi've
  4. OIA
  5. Oiapoque
  6. oibara
  7. OIBITDA
  8. oic
  9. OIc.
  10. Oich
  11. oicho-kabu

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