How to say sacrifice in Japanese

犠牲^★【ぎせいgisei】: noun:
sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
sacrifice (to the gods) ➜ 生け贄

Example Sentences

夢yume をwo 叶えるkanaeru ためにtameni はha ある程度aruteido のno 犠牲gisei・努力doryoku・苦労kurou はha 覚悟kakugo しているshiteiru。: I've steeled myself to face a certain amount of sacrifice, effort and hardship if that's what it takes to fulfill my dream.
彼らkarera はha やぎyagi をwo 神kami へhe のno 捧げsasage 物butsu としてtoshite 殺したkoroshita。: They killed a goat as a sacrifice to the gods.
彼kare はha 店じまいmisejimai のno ためtame 商品shouhin をwo 投げ売りnageuri したshita。: He sold his goods at a sacrifice to close down his business.
彼のkareno 死shi はha 崇高なsuukouna 自己犠牲jikogisei だったdatta。: His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.
選択sentaku をwo するsuruとtoいうiu ことkoto はha、常にtsuneni 犠牲gisei をwo、つまりtsumari、あるaru 物mono をwo あきらめてakiramete 別のbetsuno ものmono をwo 取るtoru ことkoto をwo 意味imi するsuru。: Making a choice always means making a sacrifice, giving up one thing for another.

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