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刻きざむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
Mince this finely with a knife.
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
And finally, a name is engraved.
3. to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
My heart was beating violently.
4. to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
as 心に刻む, etc.
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
Alt. forms
刻きざむ
98%
きざむ
1%
Kanji used
刻
carve into
Pitch accent
き
ざむ
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Conjugations...Used in: 3575
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
to beat out a rhythm
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
to engrave an inscription
to engrave; to carve
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing; (lit.) to drop one's sword (in the river) and carve (a mark) on the boat (to mark the spot where the sword was dropped)
Examples (23 in total)
Next, chop the vegetables.
And finally, a name is engraved.
Mince this finely with a knife.
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