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 4 2015, North America on September 29, 2015, and in Europe on October 2, 2015. It is described as neither a continuation nor an "Xtreme Legends" expansion like previous games; instead, it provides a "different" focus of the same game. Players choose a character as their protagonist for a selected scenario, which has a different progression depending on the character selected. Dream Castle Mode, first introduced in "Samurai Warriors: Chronicles 3" is also present in the game. The game adds one new character, Naomasa Ii, to the character roster. A second expansion, was released in Japan on September 17, 2015 for