犠牲

See also: 犧牲

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
犠 牲
ぎ
Grade: S		 せい
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
犧牲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぎせー [gìséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡʲise̞ː]

Noun

犠(ぎ)牲(せい) • (gisei) 

  1. sacrifice
  2. casualty, victim, especially of a disaster
    膨大(ぼうだい)な犠牲(ぎせい)者(しゃ)の数(かず)におののいた。
    Bōdai na giseisha no kazu ni ononoita.
    I was appalled by the huge number of casualties.

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
犠 牲
い
Grade: S		 にえ
Grade: S
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
犧牲 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 犠牲 – see the following entry.
【生贄いけにえ】
[noun] sacrifice, offering (to a god)
Alternative spelling
生け贄
(This term, 犠牲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 1960, Hirayama Teruo (平山輝男, editor), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”), (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
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