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刻む (きざむ): to mince, to carve, to engrave — Japanese vocabulary

刻む is read きざむ and means "to mince, to carve, to engrave". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

刻む

Reading
きざむ · kizamu
Translation
to mince, to carve, to engrave
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
きざむが

Example

彼は大理石を刻んで像を作った。

かれはだいりせきをきざんでぞうをつくった。

He carved marble into a statue.

Kanji in this word

  • 刻 — carve, moment

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