犠
sacrifice

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キギ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いけにえ

Stroke Order

17 / 17

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:17
JLPT:1
Frequency:1189

Vocabulary

ギ

WordReadingMeaning
犠牲ギセイsacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
犠牲者ギセイシャvictim (esp. someone killed); casualty
犠打ギダsacrifice (bunt or fly)
犠飛ギヒsacrifice fly
自己犠牲ジコギセイself-sacrifice; self-renunciation

Other

WordReadingMeaning
犠牲いけにえ(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
犠牲フライぎせいフライsacrifice fly
犠牲バントぎせいバントsacrifice bunt
犠牲になるぎせいになるto be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
どんな犠牲を払ってもどんなぎせいをはらってもat all costs; whatever the price; would give anything

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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consideration, consultation, debate, deliberation
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特
special
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称
admire, appellation, fame, name, praise, title
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銭
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桟
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械
contraption, fetter, instrument, machine
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牲
animal sacrifice, offering
Grade 8JLPT 1
鋳
casting, mint
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