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    3. 刻む

    刻む

    刻きざむ​

    to mince

    N2KMT7News #14+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab11 strokes

    きざむ

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    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.
    to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly
    5.
    to have tattooed
    archaic
    6.
    to torment
    archaic

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    玉たまねぎを細こまかく刻きざんでください。

    Please finely chop the onion.

    KMT4Food & Dining
    料りょう理りのために、ニンニクとショウガをみじん切ぎりに刻きざんだ。

    For cooking, I minced the garlic and ginger.

    KMT6Food & Dining
    時と計けいの針はりが時ときを刻きざむ音おとが聞きこえる。

    I can hear the sound of the clock's hands ticking away the time.

    KMT7Daily Life
    職しょく人にんは木もく材ざいに美うつくしい模も様ようを刻きざんでいた。

    The craftsman was carving beautiful patterns into the wood.

    KMT7Art & DesignCulture & Traditions
    その日ひの出で来き事ごとは、私わたしの心こころに深ふかく刻きざまれている。

    The events of that day are deeply etched in my heart.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    刻
    きざ.む・きざ.み…(1)
    engrave・cut fine・chop・hash・mince…(2)
    Kanji
    む
    mu
    Kana
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