JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 刻: "engrave, cut fine, chop"
The kanji 刻 means "engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read コク in on'yomi and きざ.む, きざ.み in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きざ.むきざ.み
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 866 of 2,501 |
Common words with 刻
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 刻むto mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash · to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
- 深刻serious; severe; grave; acute
- 時刻time; (the) hour · favourable time; opportunity; chance
- 遅刻lateness; tardiness; arriving late
- 一刻も早くau plus vite, sans perdre une minute
- 小刻みmincing; chopping finely · short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps)
- 彫刻carving; engraving; sculpture
- 先刻a short while ago; just now · already; for a long time
- 刻period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac) · carving; engraving; cutting; mincing
- 切り刻むto hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
- 刻印engraving a seal; engraved seal; inscribed seal · engraving; inscribing; stamping (an impression)
- 刻み込むto etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
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