刻 Kanji – engrave
The Japanese kanji 刻 can mean engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving.
Meaning and Readings
How is 刻 read?
刻 has the onyomi reading コク and the kunyomi readings きざむ, きざみ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as koku, kizamu, kizami.
Common Japanese Words Using 刻
These common Japanese words contain 刻. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 刻々（ギザギザ） — notches, serration, indentation, jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
- 一刻（いっこく） — a moment, a minute, an instant
- 刻（こく） — period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
- 刻々（こっこく） — moment by moment, hour by hour
- 刻み（きざみ） — mincing, cutting, chopping, notch, nick
- 刻む（きざむ） — to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred
- 刻一刻（こくいっこく） — moment by moment, hour by hour
- 時刻（じこく） — time, (the) hour
- 時刻表（じこくひょう） — timetable, schedule
- 深刻（しんこく） — serious, severe, grave, acute