Mishima

UK: /ˈmɪʃɪmə/ US: (mi shē′mə; Japn. mē′shē mä′)

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Mi•shi•ma  (mi shē′mə; Japn. mē′shē mä′), n. 

Yu•ki•o  (yo̅o̅′kē ō′; Japn. yo̅o̅′kē ô′), (Kimitake Hiraoka), 1925–70, Japanese novelist and playwright.

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Mishima / ˈmɪʃɪmə/ noun

1. Yukio ( ˈjuːkɪəʊ ). 1925–70, Japanese novelist and short-story writer, whose works reflect a preoccupation with homosexuality and death. He committed harakiri in protest at the decline of traditional Japanese values