Godan verb, transitive verb

  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. As 心に刻む, etc..
  5. to have tattooed. Archaism.
  6. to torment. Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
刻む きざむ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

engrave, cut fine, chop
コク きざ.む (6th, N3)
sign of the hog, 9-11PM, twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac
い ガイ り (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ