01
犠牲
ぎせい
sacrifice
Meanings
- sacrifice
Readings
Onyomi
- ギ
- キ
Kunyomi
- いけにえ
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Useful words
02
犠牲者
ぎせいしゃ
victim
03
自己犠牲
じこぎせい
self-sacrifice
04
犠打
ぎだ
sacrifice hit
often used in baseball
05
犠牲にする
ぎせいにする
to sacrifice
06
犠牲になる
ぎせいになる
to fall victim to
Compare Kanji
01義Component93%righteousness, justice義 sits inside 犠, tying sacrifice to duty, justice, or a moral cause.02牛Component86%cowThe cow side in 犠 recalls old sacrificial animals, a strong shape-and-meaning clue.03牲Component88%animal sacrifice, offering牲 also carries the cow radical and points to livestock used in offerings.04献Meaning82%offering, counter for drinksOffering something up is the action side of sacrifice, making 献 closely related.05祭Meaning75%ritual, offer prayersRitual and festival contexts in 祭 help place sacrifice inside ceremonial life.06捨Meaning66%discard, throw awayLetting something go in 捨 is weaker, but it echoes the loss inside sacrifice.