- 1. [v5m, vt] to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
- 2. [v5m, vt] to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
- 3. [v5m, vt] to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
- 4. [v5m, vt] to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly — as 心に刻む, etc.
- 5. [v5m, vt] to have tattooed (arch)
- 6. [v5m, vt] to torment (arch)
- 7. [v5m, vt] {golf} to lay up; to play a conservative shot
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | きざむ | (kizamu) |
| Polite | きざみます | (kizamimasu) |
| Past, plain | きざんだ | (kizanda) |
| Past, polite | きざみました | (kizamimashita) |
| Negative, plain | きざまない | (kizamanai) |
| Negative, polite | きざみません | (kizamimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | きざまなかった | (kizamanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きざみませんでした | (kizamimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | きざんで | (kizande) |
| Potential | きざめる | (kizameru) |
| Volitional | きざもう | (kizamou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | きざめば | (kizameba) |
| Passive | きざまれる | (kizamareru) |
| Causative | きざませる | (kizamaseru) |
| Imperative | きざめ | (kizame) |
Kanji in this word
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刻
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carvingOn: コク (koku)Kun: きざ.む (kiza.mu)、 きざ.み (kiza.mi)
Example Sentences
彼は大理石を刻んで像を作った。
He carved marble into a statue.