彫刻 (ちょうこく)carving; engraving; sculpture

carving; engraving; sculpturenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

彫刻, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 彫刻

浮き彫りうきぼりrelief; embossed carving
彫り上げるほりあげるto emboss; to carve in relief
彫るほるto carve; to engrave
彫像ちょうぞうsculpture; carved statue
彫塑ちょうそcarving; engraving
彫金ちょうきんchasing; metal carving
木彫もくちょうwood carving; wooden sculpture
木彫りきぼりwood carving; woodcraft
深刻しんこくserious; severe
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
定刻ていこくappointed time; timetable

See how 彫刻 connects to the rest of Japanese.