きざ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
3. to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
4. to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
as 心に刻む, etc.
5. to have tattooed
6. to torment
Kanji used
carve into
Pitch accent
ざむ
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
Examples (12 in total)
Tom has a tattoo on his left arm.
The boy carved his name in the tree.
Her regret was written all over her face.
Their wish is engraved on the base of the statue.
He carved marble into a statue.
The stone was inscribed with the date of his death.
The statue is carved out of stone.
Tony carved his name on a tree with a knife.
When you're chopping onions, be careful not to cut your hand.
And a wish is engraved on the base of the statue.
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
The lovers engraved the oak tree with their initials.