The cut is usually performed diagonally from the top corner of the samurai 's writing hand , and has long been considered an honorable form of death -LRB- even when done to punish dishonor -RRB- .

The cut is usually performed diagonally from the top corner of the hand that the samurai uses to write with , and it has long been considered an honourable form of death -LRB- even when done to punish dishonour -RRB- .
