Seppuku known as harakiri (腹切り, "cutting the stomach"); the term "harakiri" (often misspelled/mispronounced "hiri-kiri" or hari-kari by English speakers) is more familiar to non-Japanese speakers than the term "seppuku". "Harakiri" is written with the same kanji as "Seppuku", but in reverse order with an okurigana. In Japanese, the more formal "seppuku", a Chinese "on'yomi" reading, is typically used in writing, while "harakiri", a native "kun'yomi" reading, is used in speech. Ross notes, It is commonly pointed out that hara-kiri is a vulgarism, but this is a misunderstanding. Hara-kiri is a Japanese reading or "Kun-yomi" of the characters; as it became customary
Samurai Warriors 2 33 days using 25 actors. Samurai Warriors 2: Empires (戦国無双2 Empires) is an expansion to the original "Samurai Warriors 2" and the third Empires expansion by Koei (The first was "", and the second was ""), available for PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360, as well as PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in a compilation with the original and "Xtreme Legends". The game was first released in Japan on November 16, 2006. Very similar to both "Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires" and "Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires", the game features the strategic and tactical Empire Mode that combines the gameplay of "Samurai Warriors"