Jisho

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17 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
Variants:
sacrifice
Kun:
いけにえ
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1189 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 犠牲者 【ギセイシャ】 victim (esp. someone killed), casualty
  • 犠牲 【ギセイ】 sacrifice, victim (esp. someone killed), casualty, sacrifice (to a deity)
  • 供犠 【クギ】 sacrifice, sacrificial animal

Kun reading compounds

  • 生贄 【いけにえ】 (living) sacrifice, victim, scapegoat

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
xi1
Korean:
heui

Spanish

  • sacrificio
  • chivo expiatorio
  • víctima

Portuguese

  • Sacrifício

French

  • sacrifice
1140 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1292 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2865 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1811 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1522 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
728 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
741 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
937 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1294 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1394 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
746 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1010 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
650 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
20190P Morohashi
1089 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3550 New Nelson (John Haig)
643 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
693 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1874 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2459 2001 Kanji
4g13.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-13 SKIP code
2855.3 Four corner code
1-21-30 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
72a0 Unicode hex code

9 strokes
Radical:
cow 牛 (牜)
Parts:
animal sacrifice, offering
On:
セイ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1274 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
sheng1
Korean:
saeng

Spanish

  • sacrificio
  • ofrenda
  • víctima

Portuguese

  • Sacrifício animal
  • oferta

French

  • sacrifice animal
  • offrande
1474 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1420 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2858 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1812 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1521 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
830 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
742 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
938 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1292 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1133 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
612 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
813 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1573 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
19986 Morohashi
907 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3539 New Nelson (John Haig)
1559 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1680 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1278 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2472 2001 Kanji
4g5.1 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-5 SKIP code
2551.0 Four corner code
1-32-23 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7272 Unicode hex code

5 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
Variants:
pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N3
813 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 払暁 【フツギョウ】 dawn, daybreak

Kun reading compounds

  • 払う 【はらう】 to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches), to drive away (e.g. one's competitors), to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of, to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern), to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert, to move out (of one's own place), to vacate, to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside, to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy), to reset (an abacus)

Readings

Japanese names:
はらい
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
fu2, bi4
Korean:
bul, pil

Spanish

  • pagar
  • saldar
  • liquidar
  • tributar

Portuguese

  • pagamento
  • limpar
  • podar
  • bamir
  • livra-se de

French

  • payer
  • nettoyer
  • tailler
  • bannir
  • se débarrasser de
1766 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
664 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1828 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
904 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
555 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2.9 Japanese for Busy People
582 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
591 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
189 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
855 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
225 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
143 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
171 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
746 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
11784 Morohashi
194 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2062 New Nelson (John Haig)
738 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
798 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1048 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1371 2001 Kanji
3c2.2 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-2 SKIP code
5203.0 Four corner code
1-42-07 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6255 Unicode hex code