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刻 きざ.む、きざ.み 深刻(しんこく): serious彫刻(ちょうこく): carving; engraving; sculpture時刻(じこく): instant; time; moment刻む(きざむ): (1) to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash (2) to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch (3) to tick away (time); to record the passing moments (4) to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly (5) to have tattooed (6) to torment遅刻(ちこく): lateness; late coming時刻表(じこくひょう): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule 6 亥: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac刀: sword; saber; knife 刀 2 (none) engrave While it´s traditional for lovers to engrave their names on a tree in many countries, in Japan, however, it was traditional for a samurai to signify his undying love for a woman by engraving the kanji of her name on an acorn with his sabre.

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コク engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving 3 866 8 18 かたな・りっとう 形声 Phonetic This famous ninja (I always use ninjas with sabres, distinct from samurai) used to engrave the kanji for his name onto acorns, and throw the acorns to distract his enemies. The legend goes that by the time his victims would pick up the acorn and read the engraved kanji, they were already dead.

Kanji	刻
Onyomi	コク
Kunyomi	きざ.む、きざ.み
English	engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Examples	深刻(しんこく): serious 彫刻(ちょうこく): carving; engraving; sculpture 時刻(じこく): instant; time; moment 刻む(きざむ): (1) to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash (2) to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch (3) to tick away (time); to record the passing moments (4) to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly (5) to have tattooed (6) to torment 遅刻(ちこく): lateness; late coming 時刻表(じこくひょう): table; diagram; chart; timetable; schedule
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	6
Frequency	866
Components	亥: sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac 刀: sword; saber; knife
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	刀
Radical Number	18
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	かたな・りっとう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	engrave
Koohii Story 1	This famous ninja (I always use ninjas with sabres, distinct from samurai) used to engrave the kanji for his name onto acorns, and throw the acorns to distract his enemies. The legend goes that by the time his victims would pick up the acorn and read the engraved kanji, they were already dead.
Koohii Story 2	While it´s traditional for lovers to engrave their names on a tree in many countries, in Japan, however, it was traditional for a samurai to signify his undying love for a woman by engraving the kanji of her name on an acorn with his sabre.

Engrave Cut Sign Kanji Acorn Traditional 刻 コク

Engrave Cut Sign Kanji Acorn Traditional 刻コク