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Kanji Detail for 牲 - "sacrifice, offering"
牲
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Meaning
牲 means "sacrifice, offering."
Sacrifice - Livestock offered to gods in rituals.
Offering - An animal presented at ceremonies.
Victim - Something given up for a purpose.
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Words using 牲
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犠牲者
ぎせいしゃ
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
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犠牲
ぎせい
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
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犠牲者
ぎせいしゃ
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Four-character idioms with 牲
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自己犠牲
じこぎせい
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
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自己犠牲
じこぎせい
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Tattoo check: 牲
- Verified meaning: sacrifice, offering
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read すみえ, すみのり)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 牲
Surnames 牲(すみえ)
牲(すみのり)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
animal sacrifice; offering
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
sacrificial animal; animal
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
domestic animal; sacrificial animal
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
sacrificial animal; domestic animal
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Sacrificial animals. When raised, they are called 畜 (livestock). When used for sacrifices and guests, they are called 牲.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 牲
She brought up her child at the cost of her life.
He did it at the expense of his health.
Who is the victim of the accident?
We will keep the peace at all costs.
He won but only at a price.
He finished the work at the expense of his health.
He paid too high a price for success.
He did it at the expense of his health.
He succeeded in business at the cost of his health.
She gave up everything for her children.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
自由と独立と己れとに充ちた現代に生れた我々は、その犠牲としてみんなこの淋しみを味わわなくてはならないでしょう」私はこういう覚悟をもっている先生に対して、いうべき言葉を知らなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
道のためにはすべてを犠牲にすべきものだというのが彼の第一信条なのですから、摂欲や禁欲は無論、たとい欲を離れた恋そのものでも道の妨害になるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
妻にすべてを打ち明ける事のできないくらいな私ですから、自分の運命の犠牲として、妻の天寿を奪うなどという手荒な所作は、考えてさえ恐ろしかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
道のためにはすべてを犠牲にすべきものだというのが彼の第一信条なのですから、摂欲や禁欲は無論、たとい欲を離れた恋そのものでも道の妨害になるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
妻にすべてを打ち明ける事のできないくらいな私ですから、自分の運命の犠牲として、妻の天寿を奪うなどという手荒な所作は、考えてさえ恐ろしかったのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha