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刻

Kanji 刻: meaning "carve, moment", readings, stroke order

The kanji 刻 means "carve, moment". On'yomi: コク; kun'yomi: きざむ. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
carve, moment
On'yomi
コク
Kun'yomi
きざむ
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 刻

  • 時刻 じこく — time, hour
  • 深刻 しんこく — serious
  • 遅刻 ちこく — lateness, late coming
  • 刻む きざむ — to mince, to carve, to engrave
  • 彫刻 ちょうこく — carving, engraving, sculpture
  • 時刻表 じこくひょう — timetable, (train) schedule

Stroke order · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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