Word details

犠牲

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 犠牲.

Dictionary

Entry

犠牲せいNounFreq #2561
1

sacrifice

Examples
数千人がこの病気の犠牲になった。
Thousands of people became victims of this disease.
2

Abbreviation

victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

3

sacrifice (to a deity)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sacrifice

17 strokesFrequency 1,189JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

いけにえ

animal sacrifice, offering

9 strokesFrequency 1,274JLPT N1Grade 8

On

セイ

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