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刻 means 'chisel' or 'time'
Common readings
On
コク
Additional readings
Kun きざみ
Notes
刻 is frequently found in words related to time, such as 時刻, from the association with 'carving up of hours'.
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刻 is used 6 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
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コク
(read as こっ)
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moment by moment; hour by hour
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きざむ
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
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