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Kanji: 刻
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KANJI

刻

8 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	きざむ
	きざみ

ON 音

コク

STROKE ORDER

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	刀(刂) Radical name: かたな（りっとう）
Meaning:	Engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	時刻(じこく)	instant, time, moment
N3	深刻(しんこく)	serious
N3	遅刻(ちこく)	lateness, late coming
N2	刻(きざ)む	to mince, to carve, to engrave
N2	彫刻(ちょうこく)	carving, engraving, sculpture
N1	時刻表(じこくひょう)	table, diagram, chart, timetable, schedule

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