じ
自
こ
己
ぎ
犠
せい
牲

noun, takes genitive case の

Messages.yoji.
  1. self-sacrifice, self-renunciation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じ
自
こ
己
ぎ
犠
せい
牲
 自己犠牲 じこぎせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
sacrifice
ギ　いけにえ (8th, N1)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
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)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
animal sacrifice, offering
セイ (8th, N1)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)