Jiten

刻 Kanji meaning "engrave, cut fine, chop"

Jiten frequency #565JLPT N3Grade 6Kanken Level 5WaniKani Level 34RTKKLC Volume 9TMW Debut Idol8 strokes

Meanings

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

On'yomi

コク

Kun'yomi

きざ.むきざ.み

Composed of

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Reading usage

遅(ち)刻(こく)lateness#2700深(しん)刻(こく)serious#3326一(いっ)刻(こく)も早(はや)くimmediately#3762時(じ)刻(こく)time#3845即(そっ)刻(こく)immediately#11651彫(ちょう)刻(こく)carving#13301刻(こく)印(いん)engraving a seal#16338一(いっ)刻(こく)a moment#16479先(せん)刻(こく)a short while ago#17154刻(こく)period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)#18026

Most common words using this kanji

遅(ち)刻(こく)lateness#2700刻(きざ)むto mince#2768深(しん)刻(こく)serious#3326一(いっ)刻(こく)も早(はや)くimmediately#3762時(じ)刻(こく)time#3845小(こ)刻(きざ)みmincing#6598刻(きざ)み込(こ)むto etch (name, etc.)#11100切(き)り刻(きざ)むto hew#11283即(そっ)刻(こく)immediately#11651彫(ちょう)刻(こく)carving#13301刻(こく)印(いん)engraving a seal#16338一(いっ)刻(こく)a moment#16479先(せん)刻(こく)a short while ago#17154刻(こく)period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)#18026一(いっ)刻(こく)を争(あらそ)うto race against time#18079夕(ゆう)刻(こく)evening#18634刻(きざ)みつけるto engrave#19990刻(こく)一(いっ)刻(こく)とmoment by moment#21060心(こころ)に刻(きざ)むto etch into one's mind#23456刻(こっ)々(こく)moment by moment#23627