noun

  1. (living) sacrifice.
  2. victim, scapegoat.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
生贄 いけにえ
 
生け贄 いけにえ
犠牲
犠牲 いけにえ
 
 
 
生けにえ いけにえ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)
offering, sacrifice
にえ シ (Kentei 1)
tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ シュウ と.る (7th, N1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)