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 (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)