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犠牲 (ぎせい): sacrifice — Japanese vocabulary

犠牲 is read ぎせい and means "sacrifice". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

犠牲

Reading
ぎせい · gisei
Translation
sacrifice
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ぎせいが

Example

彼女は健康を犠牲にして働いた。

かのじょはけんこうをぎせいにしてはたらいた。

She worked at the cost of her health.

Kanji in this word

  • 犠 — Sacrifice
  • 牲 — sacrifice

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