牲

Kanji
牲
Level
N1
Meaning
Sacrifice, victim
On'yomi
セイ,ショウ
Strokes
9
Common compounds

犠牲 (ぎせい) sacrifice, 人牲 (じんせい) human sacrifice

Memory hook

"Sacrifice" combines "cow" (牛) and "birth/life" (生), suggesting an animal given up from its life.

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