犠
犠 — Sacrifice
sacrifice
On’yomiギ (gi)
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiいけにえ (ikenie)
Stroke order (17 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 犠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 犠牲者 | ぎせいしゃ giseisha | victim (esp. someone killed); casualty |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい gisei | sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty |
| 犠飛 | ぎひ gihi | sacrifice fly |
| 犠打 | ぎだ gida | sacrifice (bunt or fly) |
Study notes
犠 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1189 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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