刻む

きざむ

to mince

N2 #7,767

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
  2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
  3. to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
  4. as 心に刻む, etc. to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly
  5. archaic to have tattooed
  6. archaic to torment
  7. golf to lay up; to play a conservative shot

Its kanji

In sentences

彼かれは大理石だいりせきを刻きざんで像ぞうを作つくった。 He carved marble into a statue. #102334

少年しょうねんは木きに自分じぶんの名前なまえを刻きざんだ。 The boy carved his name on the tree. #146513

その彫刻家ちょうこくかは木きで仏像ぶつぞうを刻きざんだ。 The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha. #207827

その像ぞうは石こくを刻きざんで作つくったものだ。 The statue is carved out of stone. #208328