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刻 means 'chisel' or 'time'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 726   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-17    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: 30    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 33 words   Used in 137 words   Used in 32 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   コク
Kun
   きざむ to chisel, engrave
Additional readings
Kun    きざみ
Notes
刻 is frequently found in words related to time, such as 時 (time)刻, from the association with 'carving up of hours'.
Components
⿰  亥 sign of the hog; hog  刂 (刀) sword  
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See also
核 core  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刻 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 刻 is used 125 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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コク : 97 words FIND ALL
し ん こ く 0
serious; severe; grave; acute
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コク (read as こっ) : 7 words FIND ALL
こ っ こ く 0
Most common form: 刻刻
moment by moment; hour by hour
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きざむ : 21 words FIND ALL
き ざ む 0 き ざ む 3
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
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An additional 核 less common words include 刻 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 875 (originally: 865)  Joy o' Kanji : 865  Key to Kanji: 345 

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刻
コク   chisel; time   きざむ to chisel, engrave   
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亥
sign of the hog; hog   い sign of the hog   いのしし hog   
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
亠
lid
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
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