LingakuFrequency rank: 6,482. – 6,487. (for form 犠牲: 3,127. – 3,128.)
- (living) sacrifice
- victim; scapegoat
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 生贄【いけにえ】Frequency rank: 6,482. – 6,487.
- 生け贄【いけにえ】Frequency rank: 23,311. – 23,467.
- 生けにえ【いけにえ】
- 犠牲【いけにえ】Frequency rank: 3,127. – 3,128.
- いけにえFrequency rank: 47,038. – 47,982.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- (living) sacrifice
- victim; scapegoat
This meaning refers to a person or animal offered to appease a deity or for a ritual purpose. It implies a sense of offering something precious in a religious or ceremonial context.
This meaning describes someone who is unfairly blamed or punished for problems or misfortunes, often as a means of diverting attention from the real causes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いけにえ生贄をささげる捧げるto offer a sacrificeいけにえ生贄にするto make a sacrificial victimいけにえ生贄のぎしき儀式sacrificial ritualいけにえ生贄のしょうちょう象徴symbol of sacrificeいけにえ生贄としてえらばれる選ばれるto be chosen as a sacrificeいけにえ生贄になるto become a sacrificeじんしん人身いけにえ生贄human sacrificeいけにえ生贄のでんせつ伝説legend of sacrificeいけにえ生贄となるto serve as a victimいけにえ生贄をもとめる求めるto seek a sacrifice
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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