# 犠 — sacrifice

犠 means “sacrifice”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: ギ (gi). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: sacrifice
- On'yomi: ギ (gi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 2

## How to remember 犠

Sounds like 義: both read ギ.

Parts: 牛 cow · 義 righteousness

## Don't confuse it with

[議](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/debate/) · [儀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rite/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 2” set

[斎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ritual-purity/) · [仙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hermit/) · [聖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/holy/) · [犠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrifice/) · [寿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/longevity/) · [祥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/auspicious/) · [慶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/joyous-occasion/) · [仁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/benevolence/) · [墓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grave/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sacrifice/. Last updated 2026-11-01.