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Kamikaze vs Harikari - What's the difference?

kamikaze | harikari |

As nouns the difference between kamikaze and harikari

is that kamikaze is an attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft while harikari is alternative form of hara-kiri Considered to be incorrect.

As a verb kamikaze

is {{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.

kamikaze

English

(wikipedia kamikaze)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An attack requiring the suicide of the one carrying it out, especially when done with an aircraft.
  • One who makes an attack requiring his suicide, especially with an aircraft.

    • See also

    * hara-kiri * seppuku * suicide * suicide bomber

    Verb

  • To destroy (a ship, etc.) in a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
  • To carry out a suicide attack, especially by crashing an aircraft.
  • To fail disastrously.

    • References

    * Discussion of this term on Languagehat, a language blog ----

    harikari

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Considered to be incorrect.

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