JLPT N2 · Verb

刻む (kizamu)

刻む (きざむ, kizamu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to mince; to cut fine”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きざむ
Romaji: kizamu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred · godan verb, transitive
to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch · godan verb, transitive
to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments · godan verb, transitive
to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly · godan verb, transitive · as 心に刻む, etc.
to have tattooed · godan verb, transitive · archaic

Example sentences

彼は大理石を刻んで像を作った。

He carved marble into a statue.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 刻む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	刻む	きざむ kizamu
Polite (~masu)	刻みます	きざみます kizamimasu
Negative	刻まない	きざまない kizamanai
Polite negative	刻みません	きざみません kizamimasen
Past	刻んだ	きざんだ kizanda
Polite past	刻みました	きざみました kizamimashita
Negative past	刻まなかった	きざまなかった kizamanakatta
Te-form	刻んで	きざんで kizande
Potential	刻める	きざめる kizameru
Passive	刻まれる	きざまれる kizamareru
Causative	刻ませる	きざませる kizamaseru
Volitional	刻もう	きざもう kizamou
Imperative	刻め	きざめ kizame
Conditional (~ba)	刻めば	きざめば kizameba

Kanji in 刻む

刻

engrave, cut fine, chopコク・きざ.む・きざ.み · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 刻む.

時刻じこくtime深刻しんこくserious遅刻ちこくlateness彫刻ちょうこくcarving時刻表じこくひょうtimetable

Source: JMdict entry 1285890 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.