What does 犠牲 mean?
犠牲 is a Japanese noun meaning “sacrifice” in English. It can also be translated as “victim (esp. someone killed)” depending on context. It is written as 犠牲 in kanji, ぎせい in hiragana, and gisei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
数千人がこの病気の犠牲になった。
Thousands of people became victims of this disease.