きざ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, む, transitive)
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
6. to torment
Kanji used
carve into
Pitch accent
ざむ
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to beat out a rhythm
to let (feel) time pass
to engrave an inscription
to engrave; to carve
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's bones
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
Examples (12 in total)
Tom has a tattoo on his left arm.
The boy carved his name in the tree.
Her regret was written all over her face.