小刻み (こきざみ)mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly)

mincing; chopping finelynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
gradual; bit by bit; little by littleadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 小刻み

小選挙区しょうせんきょくsmall electoral district; single-member constituency
小学校しょうがっこうprimary school; elementary school
小説しょうせつnovel; (short) story
中小企業ちゅうしょうきぎょうsmall and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
小学生しょうがくせいelementary school student; primary school student
小型こがたsmall; small-sized
小学しょうがくelementary school; primary school
小島こじまsmall island; islet
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
刻むきざむto mince; to cut fine
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)
刻みきざみshredded tobacco; notch

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