Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
ナイフでこれを細かく刻みなさい。Mince this finely with a knife.
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
そして、最後に名前が刻まれている。And finally, a name is engraved.
3. to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
心臓が激しく鼓動を刻んでいた。My heart was beating violently.
4. to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
as 心に刻む, etc.
この光景を、記憶に刻んでおいて、いいかな？Is it okay if I etch this scene into my memory?
5. to have tattooed
6. to torment
7. to lay up; to play a conservative shot