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刻 : Engrave

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

On 'yomi:
コク(koku)
Kun 'yomi:
きざ.む(kiza.mu) きざ.み(kiza.mi)
Strokes:8
Radical: (18)
Usage Rating:866
JLPT:N3
old JLPT:2
Grade:6
Unicode:0523b
jis208:25-79
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刻 Usage examples

を争う(いっこくをあらそう)to race against time
亥の(いのこく)time of the boar (9-11pm)
(いんこく)white line (woodcuts)
(じょうこく)first third of a two-hour period
辰の(たつのこく)8 am, the fifth hour, the Hour of the Dragon
子の(ねのこく)midnight
銘を(めいをきざむ)to engrave an inscription
み値(きざみち)increment, step value
みに(きざみに)in steps of, in units of, calculated by
時を(ときをきざむ)to mark the passage of time, to let (feel) time pass
歴史を(れきしをきざむ)to let (feel) time pass
到着時(とうちゃくじこく)arrival time
(ふっこくばん)facsimile edition, reprint
ギリシャ彫(ギリシアちょうこく)
ギリシア彫(ギリシアちょうこく)
Greek sculpture
み込む(きざみこむ)to etch (name, etc.), to carve (design)
春宵一(しゅんしょういっこく)a moment of time in a spring evening (is worth a thousand pieces of gold)
(いっこくいっこく)hourly, from hour to hour, moment by moment, momently, from one minute to the next, with each passing moment
苦精進(こっくしょうじん)being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships, making a strenuous effort
苦精励(こっくせいれい)being arduous, working diligently enduring hardships, making a strenuous effort
到来(じこくとうらい)The time has come (for, to, when...), Now is the time
承知(せんこくしょうち)being already (well) aware
(せっこく)stone carving or engraving
(せっこくぶん)stone inscription, epigraphy
逢魔が(おうまがとき)
逢魔ヶ(おうまがとき)
逢う魔が(おうまがとき)
逢う魔ヶ(おうまがとき)
twilight
犯行時(はんこうじこく)time of the crime
死亡時(しぼうじこく)time of death
(ひときざみ)top-notch
開始時(かいしじこく)starting time
(げこく)final third of a two-hour period
(ちゅうこく)middle third of a two-hour period