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刻

Engrave

WaniKani level 34JLPT N3Joyo grade 6Top 500-1,000 · #8668 strokes

Meanings

Engrave, Cut Fine, Chop, Hash, Mince, Time, Carving

On'yomi

こく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

きざ.む、 きざ.み

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 刻

刻 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

刻 (Engrave) is taught on WaniKani at level 34 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #866 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 34

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Words using 刻

一刻いっこくa moment刻こくperiod of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)刻々こっこくmoment by moment刻みきざみmincing刻むきざむto mince刻一刻こくいっこくmoment by moment時刻じこくtime時刻表じこくひょうtimetable

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