8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N3
engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving
Kun'yomi
き ざ む to mince ②to carve ③to tick away (time) ④to etch (into one's mind) き ざ み mincing ②rapping (a percussion instrument) ③interval
On'yomi
コ ク period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac) ②carving ③victory ④strictness
Character Breakdown
engrave, cut fine, chop
コク きざ.む (6th, N3)
Common Words
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac) ②carving ③victory ④strictness
References
| Unicode hex code | 523B |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-25-79 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 681 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 478 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1267 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1619 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 851 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1166 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1521 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1639 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1033 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 900 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1444 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1970 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 865 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1211 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1274 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 361 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 875 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 863 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1139 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 190 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1535 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2f6.7 |
| Four corner code | 0280.0 |
| De Roo Code | 443 |