犠牲

See also: 犧牲

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
犠	牲
ぎ Grade: S	せい Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
犧牲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎせー [gìséé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲise̞ː]

Noun

犠(ぎ)牲(せい) • (gisei) 

1. sacrifice
2. casualty, victim, especially of a disaster

   膨大(ぼうだい)な犠牲(ぎせい)者(しゃ)の数(かず)におののいた。

   Bōdai na giseisha no kazu ni ononoita.

   I was appalled by the huge number of casualties.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
犠	牲
いけにえ
Grade: S	Grade: S
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
犧牲 (kyūjitai)

For pronunciation and definitions of 犠牲 – see the following entry.

【生贄いけにえ】 [noun] sacrifice, offering (to a god) Alternative spelling 生け贄

(This term, 犠牲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

• “〈犠牲〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026