犠牲|ぎせいgisei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsacrifice
2. nounvictim (esp. someone killed); casualty
   数千人すうせんにんがこの病気びょうきの犠牲ぎせいになった。↗

   Thousands of people became victims of this disease.
3. nounsacrifice (to a deity)

• Synonym生贄いけにえNeutralA living sacrifice or scapegoat, as in 「生贄にされる」; carries a cruel, harsh nuance. 「犠牲」 also covers the price paid for a goal.
• Synonym供犠くぎWrittenA formal term for a sacrificial offering, mostly in religious studies; in everyday speech use 「生贄」 or 「犠牲」.
• Related代償だいしょうNeutralThe price paid or compensation, as in 「成功の代償」; stresses what is given up in exchange for something gained.
• RelatedコストNeutralA loanword meaning cost, common in business contexts; 「犠牲」 is not limited to money.
• Related被害者ひがいしゃNeutralA victim of harm, as in 「事件の被害者」; stresses having suffered damage.
• Related犠牲者ぎせいしゃNeutralPeople killed or injured in accidents etc., as in 「事故の犠牲者」; refers to persons, while 「犠牲」 usually denotes the act or what is given up.
• Related餌食えじきNeutralPrey or a victim, as in 「詐欺の餌食」; has a derogatory nuance.

Use 「犠牲」 for giving up one's life or something important for a purpose, or sacrifice in a disaster, as in 「犠牲を払う」. For people killed or injured say 「犠牲者」, for victims of harm 「被害者」, and for the price paid in exchange 「代償」.

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1. 神事しんじにあたり、家畜かちくなどを殺ころし、神かみに捧ささげること、または、その捧ささげた物もの。
2. ある目的もくてきのために、それと引き換ひきかえに自分じぶんの生命せいめいや大切たいせつなものを手放てばなすこと。また、その手放てばなしたもの。
3. 災難さいなんなどによって死しんだり負傷ふしょうしたりすること。