Kanji

刻

刻

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

リ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

きざむ, きざみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

とき

Common Readings

コク, きざ…む

Example sentences

刻む きざむ
母は手際よく野菜を刻んだ。

My mother minced the vegetables skillfully.

包丁 ほうちょう
母はよく切れる包丁で野菜を刻んだ。

My mother chopped the vegetables with a sharp kitchen knife.

時刻 じこく
次の電車の到着時刻を確認した

I checked the arrival time of the next train.

推定 すいてい
警察は、死亡推定時刻を午後10時ごろと判断した

The police determined the estimated time of death to be around 10 PM.

遅刻 ちこく
渋滞のせいで、会議に遅刻してしまった。

I was late for the meeting because of a traffic jam.

以上 いじょう
これ以上の遅刻は許されない。

No more lateness will be tolerated.

深刻 しんこく
深刻な人手不足が社会問題になっている。

Serious labor shortages are becoming a social problem.

対策 たいさく
深刻な人手不足への対策を練る。

We are working out measures to deal with the serious labor shortage.

一刻も早く いっこくもはやく
一刻も早く現場に駆けつける必要がある。

It is necessary to rush to the scene as soon as possible.

小刻み こきざみ
寒さで体が小刻みに震えている。

My body is shivering in small shudders due to the cold.

Example Vocabulary

刻む

きざむ

to mince; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time)

時刻

じこく

time; moment; hour

遅刻

ちこく

lateness; being late

深刻

しんこく

serious; grave; severe

一刻も早く

いっこくもはやく

as soon as possible; without a moment's delay

小刻み

こきざみ

in small increments; repeatedly at short intervals

切り刻む

きりきざむ

to chop up; to cut into small pieces; to mince

刻印

こくいん

engrave; stamp; imprint

彫刻

ちょうこく

sculpture; carving

刻

こく

ancient unit of time (approx. 2 hours); carving

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