Difference between Hara-kiri and Harakiri

What is the difference between Hara-kiri and Harakiri?

Hara-kiri as a noun is ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in japan by members of the warrior class when disgraced or sentenced to death. while Harakiri as a noun is ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death.

We hope you now know whether to use Hara-kiri or Harakiri in your sentence.