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犠ぎ牲せい
Meanings
Noun
1. 神事にあたり、家畜などを殺し、神に捧げること、または、その捧げた物。
2. ある目的のために、それと引き換えに自分の生命や大切なものを手放すこと。また、その手放したもの。
3. 災難などによって死んだり負傷したりすること。
Kanji used
犠
sacrifice
牲
offering
Pitch accent
ぎ
せい
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
victim
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
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Examples (16 in total)
She gave up everything for her children.
The battle was won at the price of many lives.
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.
The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
John finished the work at the expense of his health.
He rescued the little girl at the cost of his life.
This dam was built at the cost of many lives.
We must achieve our aim at any price.
He finished the job at the expense of his health.
She naturally sacrificed everything for the sake of raising her children.
He saved the baby at the cost of his life.
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.
People usually become famous at the cost of their privacy.
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.
At least 31 people have been killed by the eruption.