Several techniques were developed for beheading a person with a sword, such as striking the sword into the neck joint, and leaving a skin remaining between the body and the head, depending on the rank and province of the person committing Seppuku.
首を刀で斬り落とすのには首の骨の関節を切ること、身分地域により皮を残し切り落とすなどいくつかの作法が存在した。