How to say 'Carve' or 'Chop' in Japanese | 刻む

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The Japanese word for Carve or Chop is 'Kizamu', written as 刻む in Japanese.'Carve' or 'Chop' in hiragana is きざむ.

word

刻む

Meaning

Carve, Chop

Reading

きざむ

kizamu

Kanji

刻Engrave

Explanation

The Japanese verb '刻む (きざむ)' primarily means 'to chop' or 'to carve'. It is used to describe the action of cutting something into small pieces or engraving marks into a surface. For example: She chopped the vegetables finely「彼女は野菜を細かく刻んだ」(かのじょはやさいをこまかくきざんだ). The artist carved his name into the stone「芸術家は石に名前を刻んだ」(げいじゅつかはいしになまえをきざんだ). This verb can also be used metaphorically to describe something being deeply etched into memory or time, as in 'memories carved into my heart'「心に刻まれた思い出」(こころにきざまれたおもいで).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4530

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is a godan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 刻む

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

刻

Meaning

Engrave

Hiragana in the Word 刻む

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

む

Reading

Words Related to 刻む Through the Kanji 刻

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 刻 as well.

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遅刻

Meaning

Lateness

word

時刻

Meaning

Time

word

深刻

Meaning

Serious

word

彫刻

Meaning

Sculpture

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'Kizamu' means 'Carve' or 'Chop' .

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