Memory phrase for the character: 刻

刻

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Meaning

engrave, carving, chop, mince

Pronunciation

KOKU
kizamu

Explanation

 Left: zodiac boar 亥 (cf. pig 豕/豚), right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
When a pig is chopped with a knife, you have to cut in, or: to "engrave".

Radicals

亥 boaras in the zodiac sign
豕 pigThe radical inoko is also used in its simplified form 亥.
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

時刻表 じこくひょう   timetable, diagram, chart,schedule
刻む きざむ  to mince, to carve, to engrave, to cut fine, to chop up
彫刻 ちょうこく  carving, engraving, sculpture
時刻 じこく  instant, time, moment
深刻 しんこく  serious
遅刻 ちこく  lateness, late coming

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