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刻
engrave · carve · chop · time
N2On: こくKun: きざ、きざみ
Memory Aid
The left part of the kanji is the **knife** radical (刂). Imagine this knife carving a small mark into the right side, like **engraving** a **moment** in **time** onto something solid.
'KOKU' — like a 'CUCKOO' clock chiming to tell the exact **time**.
Vocabulary
時刻じこくtime, moment
刻むきざむto chop, to mince, to engrave
深刻しんこくserious, severe
遅刻ちこくlateness
彫刻ちょうこくsculpture, carving
Example Sentences
現在の時刻は午後３時です。
The current time is 3 PM.
野菜を細かく刻んでください。
Please chop the vegetables finely.
この木に名前を刻みたい。
I want to engrave my name on this tree.
それは深刻な問題です。
That is a serious problem.