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