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  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼の死は崇高な自己犠牲だった。
    His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.
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Characters in this word

4
自
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oneself

Kun
みずか.らおの.ずからおの.ずと
On
ジシ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
19 of 2500
Radical
自 self
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

自目

Used in names as

より

Words starting with 自Words ending in 自Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-6-2SKIP code
5c1.1The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
879deroo
81eaUnicode hex code
1-28-11JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3841Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4900New Nelson (John Haig)
3525New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4338Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2954Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
36Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
36Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
53A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
340Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
60Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30095Morohashi
134A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
62Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
62Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
229sakade
242Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
150henshall3
126Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
14crowley
63Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
1587Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
36Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
己
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self

Kun
おのれつちのとな
On
コキ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1098 of 2500
Radical
己 oneself
WaniKani
Level 35

Built from

已

Used in names as

しみ

Words starting with 己Words ending in 己Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
0a3.12The Kanji Dictionary
1771.7Four corner code
3556deroo
5df1Unicode hex code
1-24-42JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1462Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1540New Nelson (John Haig)
3380New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4188Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2117Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2864Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
525Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
564Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1320A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
32Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
676Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8742Morohashi
855A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
370Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
371Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
777sakade
1248Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
866henshall3
827Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
632Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
554Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
531Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji3Pinyin reading
giKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
35WaniKani level
犠
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sacrifice

Kun
いけにえ
On
ギキ
Strokes
17
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1189 of 2500
Radical
牛 cow
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

一王牛并羊亅戈手
Words starting with 犠Words ending in 犠Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-13SKIP code
4g13.1The Kanji Dictionary
2855.3Four corner code
2459deroo
72a0Unicode hex code
1-21-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2865Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3550New Nelson (John Haig)
1089New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1394Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
746Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1010Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
643Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
693Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1292A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1811Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20190PMorohashi
1140A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
728Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
741Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1522Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1874Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
937Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1294Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
650Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi1Pinyin reading
heuiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level
牲
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animal sacrifice, offering

On
セイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1274 of 2500
Radical
牛 cow
WaniKani
Level 52

Built from

牛生
Words starting with 牲Words ending in 牲Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-4-5SKIP code
4g5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2551.0Four corner code
2472deroo
7272Unicode hex code
1-32-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2858Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3539New Nelson (John Haig)
907New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1133Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
612Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1559Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1680Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1420A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
830Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1812Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19986Morohashi
1474A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
729Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
742Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1521Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1278Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
938Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1292Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1573Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sheng1Pinyin reading
saengKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
52WaniKani level