Japanese

きりきざむ
Meaning: to chop up; to cut into small pieces; to mince
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 切り刻む 切り刻まない
Polite 切り刻みます 切り刻みません
Past 切り刻んだ 切り刻まなかった
Polite + Past 切り刻みました 切り刻みませんでした
Te-form 切り刻んで 切り刻まなくて
Potential 切り刻める 切り刻めない
Passive 切り刻まれる 切り刻まれない
Causative 切り刻ませる 切り刻ませない
Causative + Passive 切り刻まされる 切り刻まされない
Imperative 切り刻め 切り刻むな

Handwriting

切
り
刻
む

Example

I chopped the vegetables finely and put them in the soup.

Usage Notes

Refers to cutting something into many small pieces. Can also be used figuratively for feelings.

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