Mishima
yukio
[yoo-kee-oh;; j-panese yoo-kee-aw] /ˈyu kiˌoʊ;; j-panese ˈyu kiˌɔ/ (show ipa), (kimitake hiraoka) 1925–70, j-panese novelist and playwright.
historical examples
human bullets tadayoshi sakurai
noun
yukio (ˈjuːkɪəʊ). 1925–70, j-panese novelist and short-story writer, whose works reflect a preoccupation with h-m-s-xuality and death. he committed harakiri in protest at the decline of traditional j-panese values
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