Kanji1 / 8
刻 kanji
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
コク
Kun readings
きざむきざみ
Words with 刻
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —彫刻師engraver; carver
- —彫刻術sculpture; engraving; the plastic art
- —彫刻刀chisel; graver
- —彫刻版engraving
- —彫刻物engraving; carving; statue
- —刻々にmoment by moment; hour by hour
- —遅刻届report of late arrival; tardy slip
- —遅刻者latecomer; person who arrives late
- —亥の刻hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
- —丑の刻hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
- —辰の刻hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am)
- —寅の刻hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
- —子の刻hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
- —復刻版facsimile edition; reprint
- —石刻文stone inscription; epigraphy
- —刻するto carve; to engrave; to publish; to author
- —篆刻家seal engraver
- —遅刻魔person who is always late; person who is never on time
- —無遅刻not being late (for school, work, etc. over a certain period); never being late
- —卯の刻hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); hour of the Hare