17 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sacrifice

Kun'yomi
  • いけにえ
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character Breakdown

sacrifice
ギ いけにえ (8th, N1)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

sacrifice ②victim (esp. someone killed) ③sacrifice (to a deity)
victim (esp. someone killed)
sacrifice (bunt or fly)
sacrifice
sacrifice fly
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References

Unicode hex code 72A0
JIS X 0208 1-21-30
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2865
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3550
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1089
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1394
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 746
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1010
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 643
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 693
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1292
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1811
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20190P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1140
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 728
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 741
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1522
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1874
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 937
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1294
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 650
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4g13.1
Four corner code 2855.3
De Roo Code 2459