犠 means “sacrifice”

ぎ · gi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

いけにえ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ギ, キ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 17 strokes

The story

An ox (牛) offered in the proper rites (義): the animal given up to the gods. 犠 pairs with 牲 in 犠牲, sacrifice, and baseball borrowed it: a 犠打 is a sacrifice bunt and a 犠飛 a sacrifice fly, an out given up so a runner can advance.

Used in 犠牲 (gisei, sacrifice), 犠打 (gida, sacrifice bunt), and 犠飛 (gihi, sacrifice fly)

More from Rites & Omens

• 寿 long life
• 祥 good omen
• 牲 sacrifice
• 縁 bond
• 慶 celebration
• 盆 Obon
• 凶 bad luck
• 宴 banquet
• 賓 honored guest
• 崇 revere
• 禍 calamity
• 厄 misfortune

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.