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KanjiN3Grade 6 · 小68 strokesRadical 刀

刻 · engrave, cut fine

刻 is a kanji meaning engrave, cut fine, chop, hash. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • コクkoku

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • きざむkizamu
  • きざみkizami

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 刻 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 刻
WordReadingMeaningLevel
時刻じこくtime, hourN3
深刻しんこくseriousN3
遅刻ちこくlateness, late comingN3
刻むきざむto mince, to carve, to engraveN2
彫刻ちょうこくcarving, engraving, sculptureN2
時刻表じこくひょうtimetable, (train) scheduleN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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