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SEI
meaning: sacrifice 犠牲者 == giseisha == (noun) victim |
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Left radical is 'cow/bull' (牛). Right radical is 'live' (生), which acts phonetically to express 'purify'. A religious sacrifice in ancient China involved a purified cow. The character now means 'sacrifice' in a broader sense. Henshall suggests as a mnemonic: 'Sacrifice of a live cow.' Info from Taka
Kanji Database |
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