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刻

engrave
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingコク
Kun readingきざ.む、きざ.み
JōyōGrade 6
  1. period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. carving
  3. engraving
  4. cutting
  5. mincing

Popular Usage

時刻深刻刻む

Radicals and components

Radical刀knifeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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sign of the hog · acorn · top hat (亠) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1639

Compound words

時刻じこく
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
深刻しんこく
serious; severe; grave; acute
刻むきざむ
to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
一刻いっこく
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
刻々こっこく
moment by moment; hour by hour
刻みきざみ
mincing; cutting; chopping; notch; nick
即刻そっこく
immediately; at once; instantly
遅刻ちこく
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
彫刻ちょうこく
carving; engraving; sculpture
定刻ていこく
appointed time; timetable; schedule
復刻ふっこく
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
夕刻ゆうこく
evening; evening hour
刻一刻こくいっこく
moment by moment; hour by hour
時刻表じこくひょう
timetable; schedule
深刻化しんこくか
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
小刻みこきざみ
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
刻一刻とこくいっこくと
moment by moment; hour by hour
開始時刻かいしじこく
starting time

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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