What a waste!
If I was you, I'd just study the word 犠牲 and forget about studying the individual kanji.
Sort of reminds you of 喧嘩, doesn't it? Two kanji with the same left- radical that are only used in conjunction with one another.
GI |
If it pleases the gods, it is righteous to sacrifice a cow! |
犠牲 |
a sacrifice
★☆☆☆☆
a sacrifice - not only religion. You can sacrifice your happiness for someone else. If a bunch of people die in a train wreck, you can use 犠牲。 |
犠牲者 |
martyr
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a victim, a martyr |