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N1 17 strokes

sacrifice · hy sinh

・ 音 ギ

Sino-Vietnamese: hy

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The ox radical 牛 for meaning, since the offering was livestock; 義 gives the sound gi. Pairs with 牲 to form gisei, sacrifice, originally an animal given up at an altar.

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Sino-Vietnamese
hy
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
17
JLPT
N1

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

Sino-Vietnamese: hy

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Radical

Cow
4 strokes

Example sentences

彼は家族のために犠牲になりました。 (かれはかぞくのためにぎせいになりました)

He sacrificed himself for his family.