ぎせい
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。
Pitch accent
せい
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
self-sacrificing
sacrifice fly
sacrifice bunt
sacrifice hit
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.