刻 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- コク
- Kun
- きざ(む)
- Meaning
- to carve; engrave; moment
Origin
亥 plus 刂 "blade"; cutting notches with a blade — hence "to carve," and "a moment of time."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コク | 彫刻・時刻・深刻 |
|---|---|
| きざむ | 刻む・刻み |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 時刻じこく
time (of day)
- 深刻しんこく
serious; grave
Example
電車の時刻を調べた。
I looked up the train times.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)