自じ己こ犠ぎ牲せい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

Refers to sacrificing one's own interests, desires, or well-being for the sake of others or a cause. Often used in ethical, spiritual, or dramatic contexts.

• 彼かれの自じ己こ犠ぎ牲せいのおかげで、多おおくの命いのちが救すくわれた。

  Thanks to his self-sacrifice, many lives were saved.

• 自じ己こ犠ぎ牲せいの精せい神しんは、時ときに美び徳とくと見みなされる。

  The spirit of self-sacrifice is sometimes regarded as a virtue.