漢字道KANJIDO

17 strokesRadical

3Junior high level17 strokesRadical
On
ギ・キ
Kun
いけにえ
Meaning
sacrifice

Origin

ORIGIN

牛 "ox" with 羲: an ox offered up — a sacrifice.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

犠牲・犠打

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 犠牲ぎせい

    sacrifice; victim

  • 犠打ぎだ

    sacrifice hit

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

多くの犠牲をはらって守った。

They defended it at great sacrifice.

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