

| Readings | On-reading | こく |
| Kun-reading | きざむ | |
| Meaning | to cut fine / to engrave / to chop / time | |
| Radical |
刀(刂)
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| Stroke count | 8 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「刻」
| Word | Meaning |
| 時刻(じこく) | time / schedule / timetable |
| 遅刻する(ちこくする) | to be late |
| 深刻な(しんこくな) | serious |
| 刻む(きざむ) | to carve / to engrave / to chop |
| 彫刻(ちょうこく) | sculpture |

