Word Meaning 刻む
きざむ
kizamu
刻む is read as きざむ (kizamu) and means to have tattooed.
Meaning
English
- to have tattooed
- to torment
- to etch (into one's mind)
- to remember distinctly
- to tick away (time)
- to beat out (e.g. rhythm)
- to record the passing moments
- to carve
Reading
Kana
きざむ
Romaji
kizamu
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 11 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12刻
こく
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
Example Sentences
3ネギを刻むときは、手を切らないように気をつけてね。
When you're chopping onions, be careful not to cut your hand.
私が通っている学校では、八月六日は平和の大切さを心に刻む１日として毎年『平和学習』が行われます。
At the school I attend, August 6th is observed each year as "Peace Learning Day" to emphasize the importance of peace.
広島平和資料館内には、「広島への原爆投下からの日数」および「最後の核実験からの日数」を刻む『地球平和監視時計』が設置されています。
Inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, there is a "Peace Watch Tower" that counts both the number of days since the nuclear bombing on Hiroshima as well as the days passed since the most recent nuclear weapons testing.