Kanji
N1 17 strokes Grade 8 freq #1189

sacrifice

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

cow ushi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
sacrifice
sacrifice fly
sacrifice (bunt or fly)
sacrifice (bunt or fly)
war victim
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
sacrificial bullock
self-sacrificing
atomic bomb victim

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to claim victims; to leave casualties
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
at all costs; whatever the price
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of)
sacrifice bunt
sacrifice fly

Example sentences

Who is the victim of the accident?

They are victims of the so-called war.

He paid too high a price for success.

He did it at the expense of his health.