# 刻 — Carve

Frequency rank 811 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 児 (Child), less common than 拠 (Based On).

- On’yomi: こく
- Kun’yomi: きざ
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A pig on the left is cut by a sword on the right -- a sword carving intricate patterns into the pig's roasted skin.

In words:

- 刻む きざむ — to mince,to carve,to engrave
- 遅刻 ちこく — lateness,late coming
- 時刻 じこく — instant,time,moment

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