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Grade 6JLPT N3

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

8 strokes · frequency rank #866

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コク
Kun
きざ.む、きざ.み

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. しんこくserious; severe; grave; acute1
    • The situation is very serious.

    • His illness is critical.

    • The housing shortage is very acute.

  2. ちょうこくcarving; engraving; sculpture2
    • The sculptures are of great value.

    • They have taken the form of sculptures.

    • I really can't understand modern sculpture.

  3. じこくtime; (the) hour3
    • It's almost time to go to bed.

    • What time is it now?

    • Put the clock right.

  4. こくperiod of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)4
  5. いっこくa moment; a minute; an instant5
    • Not a moment could be lost.

    • There is no time to be lost.

    • There's not a moment to waste.

  6. こっこくmoment by moment; hour by hour6
    • Time is pressing every moment.

    • The weather varies from hour to hour.

    • The situation became worse by the minute.

  7. きざみmincing; cutting; chopping; notch7
  8. きざむto mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash8
    • He carved marble into a statue.

    • The boy carved his name on the tree.

    • The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha.

  9. そっこくimmediately; at once; instantly9
    • The outraged employee resigned at once.

    • The posters were immediately removed from the wall.

    • We had to start for America at short notice.

  10. ゆうこくevening; evening hour10
    • The traveler arrived in New York in the evening.

    • We may well have rain this evening.

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