Seppuku (Hara-Kiri) was a key part of bushido, the code of the samurai warriors; it was used by warriors to avoid falling into enemy hands, and to attenuate shame.

切腹自杀是日本武士阶级信奉的武士道的重要部分；往往切腹自杀是为了防止自己落入敌人之手，借以此来洗刷耻辱。

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Bushido is a name in common usage since the late 19th century which is used to describe a uniquely Japanese code of conduct adhered to by samurai since time immemorial.

武士道是自从19世纪晚期以来常用的名字，来形容从远古以来日本武士坚持的独特行为准则。

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The "way of tea" had become an essential part of the samurai-influenced code of upper Japanese behavior.

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The Japanese believed in the unwritten Samurai code of conduct, known as Bushido, which held that the true warrior was willing to die for the Emperor and would never surrender.

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