Moto 刻: Engrave; Cut Fine; ChopKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- コク
- Kun'yomi
- きざ(む)、きざ(み)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 178 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (コク)
- 深刻しんこくserious; severe
- 彫刻ちょうこくcarving; engraving
- 時刻じこくtime; (the) hour
- 一刻いっこくa minute; moment
- 深刻化しんこくかbecoming more serious or severe; aggravation
- 刻こくperiod of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
- 定刻ていこくappointed time; timetable
- 即刻そっこくimmediately; at once
- 夕刻ゆうこくevening; evening hour
- 復刻ふっこくrepublication; reissue
- 先刻せんこくa short while ago
- 刻一刻こくいっこくmoment by moment; hour by hour
- 刻一刻とこくいっこくとmoment by moment; hour by hour
- 刻印こくいんcarved seal; engraved stamp
- 復刻版ふっこくばんfacsimile edition; reprint
- 時刻表じこくひょうtimetable; schedule
- 篆刻てんこくseal engraving
- 遅刻ちこくlateness; tardiness
- 開始時刻かいしじこくstarting time
- ギリシャ彫刻ギリシャちょうこくGreek sculpture
- 一刻の猶予もないいっこくのゆうよもないnot a moment to waste; there is no time to lose
- 一刻の猶予も無いいっこくのゆうよもないnot a moment to waste; there is no time to lose
- 一刻も早くいっこくもはやくimmediately; as soon as possible
- 一刻を争ういっこくをあらそうto race against time
- 一刻一刻いっこくいっこくhourly; from hour to hour
- 一刻千金いっこくせんきんevery moment is precious; time is money
- 三色同刻さんしょくどうこくtriple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
- 上刻じょうこくfirst third of a two-hour period
- 下刻げこくfinal third of a two-hour period
- 丑の刻うしのこくhour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
- 丑の刻参りうしのこくまいりcursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
- 中刻ちゅうこくmiddle third of a two-hour period
- 主刻時機構しゅこくじきこうmaster clock
- 亥の刻いのこくhour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight)
- 例刻れいこくthe regular time
- 側刻そっこくlateral erosion
- 先刻承知せんこくしょうちbeing already (well) aware
- 到着予定時刻とうちゃくよていじこくestimated time of arrival; ETA
- 到着時刻とうちゃくじこくarrival time
- 刻するこくするto carve; to engrave
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 刻むきざむto mince; to cut fine
- 刻みきざみshredded tobacco; notch
- 小刻みこきざみmincing; chopping finely
- リズムを刻むリズムをきざむto beat out a rhythm
- 一刻みひときざみtop-notch
- 一寸刻みいっすんきざみ(at a) snail's pace; inch by (painful) inch
- 分刻みふんきざみcounting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
- 切り刻むきりきざむto hew; to chop up
- 刻みつけるきざみつけるto engrave; to carve out
- 刻みにきざみにin steps of; in units of
- 刻みタバコきざみタバコshredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
- 刻み付けるきざみつけるto engrave; to carve out
Other readings
- 刻々こっこくmoment by moment; hour by hour
- 時々刻々じじこっこくhourly; from one minute to the next
- ギリシア彫刻ギリシャちょうこくGreek sculpture
- 三暗刻サンアンコーthree concealed pungs
- 出発予定時刻しゅっぱつよていじこくestimated time of departure; ETD
- 出発時刻しゅっぱつじこくdeparture time; flight time
- 刻々にこっこくにmoment by moment; hour by hour
- 刻みたばこきざみタバコshredded tobacco; pipe tobacco
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