Word Meaning 刻む

きざむ kizamu

刻む is read as きざむ (kizamu) and means to have tattooed.

Meaning

English

  1. to have tattooed
  2. to torment
  3. to etch (into one's mind)
  4. to remember distinctly
  5. to tick away (time)
  6. to beat out (e.g. rhythm)
  7. to record the passing moments
  8. to carve

Reading

Kana

きざむ

Romaji

kizamu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 6097 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

刻々

こっこく

moment by moment

刻一刻

こくいっこく

moment by moment

刻一刻と

こくいっこくと

moment by moment

こく

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

刻み

きざみ

interval

刻印

こくいん

brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace)

時刻

じこく

time

深刻

しんこく

serious

遅刻

ちこく

lateness

時刻表

じこくひょう

timetable

時々刻々

じじこっこく

hourly

一刻

いっこく

stubborn