Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 17
Meaning: sacrifice
Kunyomi: いけにえ
Onyomi: ギ キ
Composition: 牛 義
Radical: 牛
Meaning: cow
犠牲者 (ギセイシャ) victim
犠牲 (ギセイ) sacrifice, victim, sacrifice (to a deity)
供犠 (クギ) sacrifice, sacrificial animal
生贄 (いけにえ) (living) sacrifice, victim, scapegoat