Kaishakunin

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A kaishakunin (Japanese: 介錯人, lit. 'assist mistake person') is a man appointed to behead an individual who has performed seppuku, Japanese ritual suicide, at the moment of agony. The role played by the kaishakunin is called kaishaku.

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