Keyword
sacrifice
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig693
Old form犧
Readings
ぎ
(100%)
Composed of
cow
justice
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
Examples (61 in total)
Doing it that way would cause many casualties.
The accident claimed many victims.
It was certain that there would be more victims.
It's that thing where you save one person and sacrifice a hundred.
To sacrifice oneself for one's companions.
People built this hospital at the expense of the nature that was here.
I sacrificed the present for an uncertain future.
He might be a victim too.
There were no casualties.
It seems there have been only a handful of casualties.
If it is to uphold righteousness, I would sacrifice everything else.
With this, we will be able to prevent unnecessary sacrifices.
Are you saying that employees should be sacrificed for that purpose?
To sacrifice oneself for one's companions.
They do not fear that the individual will be sacrificed for the whole.
You can't get what you truly desire without sacrificing something!
The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
The battle was won at the price of many lives.
He saved her at the cost of his own life.
She gave up everything for her children.
She naturally sacrificed everything for the sake of raising her children.
He finished the job at the expense of his health.
He finished the work at the expense of his health.
He did it at the expense of his health.
He worked hard at the risk of his health.
He wanted to succeed, even at the cost of his health.
She worked at the cost of her health.
He saved the baby at the cost of his life.
He saved the drowning child at the cost of his own life.
He succeeded in business at the cost of his health.
He did his duty at the cost of his health.
Who is the victim of the accident?
They are victims of the so-called war.
I feel profound sympathy for the victims.
Who would be its next victim?
He completed his work at the expense of his health.
Thousands of people became victims of this disease.
He rescued the little girl at the cost of his life.
He fell a victim to his own ambition.
He fell victim to his own ambition.
John finished the work at the expense of his health.
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.
The toll from the accident was 5 persons dead and 100 persons injured.
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.
He sacrificed his outstanding career to retain his dignity.
This dam was built at the cost of many lives.
People usually become famous at the cost of their privacy.
Whoever causes trouble will be the victim of the trouble.
The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.
We must achieve our aim at any price.
His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.
At least 31 people have been killed by the eruption.
They made many sacrifices to get their own house.
They won the battle at the cost of many lives.
The artificial satellite launched at the cost of the welfare budget did not work properly.
The war ended with many victims.
This right must be protected at all costs.
We must defend our freedom at all cost.
War must be avoided at all costs.
We have to defend our country at any cost.
Parents often make sacrifices to give a good education to their children.