noun

  1. sacrifice.
  2. victim (esp. someone killed), casualty. Abbreviation.
  3. sacrifice (to a deity).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
犠牲 ぎせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sacrifice
ギ いけにえ (Late Jr. High, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
animal sacrifice, offering
セイ (Late Jr. High, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)