Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oibara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oibara
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

", Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure At the time of Lord Nabeshima Naohiro's death, Lord Mitsushige forbade Naohiro's retainers the practice of oibara."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 追腹.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does oibara mean?: Seppuku of a retainer at the time of his master's death.
Where does oibara come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 追腹.

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