Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 刻む(きざむ) in Japanese

刻む
JLPT 2
Kana Reading
きざむ
Romaji
kizamu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `mu' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to tick away (time); to record the passing moments
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to have tattooed
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to torment

Examples of 刻む, きざむ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
刻む
Plain Polite
刻みます
Negative
刻まない
Negative Polite
刻みません

Past

Plain
刻んだ
Plain Polite
刻みました
Negative
刻まなかった
Negative Polite
刻みませんでした

Te

Plain
刻んで
Plain Polite
刻みまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
刻まれる
Plain Polite
刻まれます
Negative
刻まれない
Negative Polite
刻まれません


Related Kanji

JLPT 3

8 strokes

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: きざ.む, きざ.み

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