Keyword
offering
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1680
Readings
せい
(99%)
Composed of
cow
life
Used in vocabulary (17 in total)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
Examples (45 in total)
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.
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.
She naturally sacrificed everything for the sake of raising her children.
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.
John finished the work at the expense of his health.
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.
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.
The victim is thought to have taken a large quantity of poison by mistake.
People usually become famous at the cost of their privacy.
We must achieve our aim at any price.
Whoever causes trouble will be the victim of the trouble.
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.
Parents often make sacrifices to give a good education to their children.
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.