This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コク、きざ.む、きざ.み
Romaji: koku, kiza.mu, kiza.mi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  866
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  1-6-2
Korean Reading:  gag
Chinese Reading:  ke1
Unicode:  523b
JIS:  396F

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1267
Nelson Index: 681
New Nelson Index: 478
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f6.7
Four Corner Index: 0280.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 865
Gakken Index: 1033
Japanese Names Index: 900
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1970
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0262
Remembering the kanji Index: 1521
Kanji Flashcards Index: 361
Kodansha Compact Index: 190
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 875
Kanji in Context Index: 1139
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 851
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1166
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1535
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1639
Essential Kanji Index: 1444
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1619
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 443
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 863

Words

(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
(きざ)
scratch
彫刻 (ちょうこく)
carving; engraving; sculpture
深刻 (しんこく)
serious; severe; grave; acute
刻印 (こくいん)
carved seal
(こく)
archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; cutting; mincing; victory; strictness; cruelty
時刻 (じこく)
instant; time; moment
刻む (きざむ)
to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch; to tick away (time); to record the passing moments; to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly; to have tattooed; to torment
復刻 (ふっこく)
republishing; republication; reissuing; reproduction
遅刻 (ちこく)
lateness; late coming
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