adverb, adverb taking the と particle

  1. moment by moment, hour by hour.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
刻一刻 こくいっこく

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
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)