Skip to content

Nihongo Circle.

Road map Study guides Kana Dictionary Grammar Immersion Culture

Tomo challenges Games Mock exam Reading level

Lessons Dictionary Games

Study level

© 2026 Nihongo CircleAbout Changelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security Purchase help Withdraw from a purchase built by MELTEN

犠牲

ぎせい

noun

Meanings

1sacrifice
2victim (esp. someone killed)
3casualty
4sacrifice (to a deity)

Example sentence

彼女は子供のために全てを犠牲にした。

She gave up everything for her children.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

犠Sacrifice17 strokes 牲Animal Sacrifice, Offering9 strokes

More words with 犠

犠牲者ぎせいしゃ · victim (esp. someone killed)犠飛ぎひ · sacrifice fly 犠打ぎだ · sacrifice (bunt or fly)

More at JLPT N1

All 2,699 N1 words All 1,232 N1 kanji Everything N1

Full entry on Jisho