自己犠牲

じこぎせい

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

Kanji

• 自 self. Read as ジ.
• 己 oneself
• 犠 sacrifice
• 牲 sacrifice. Read as セイ.

Example sentences

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

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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