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刻

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 811 / 2,608

Carve

On’yomi
こく
Kun’yomi
きざ
Radical
刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)

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

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

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 engraveN2
遅刻 ちこく lateness,late comingN3
時刻 じこく instant,time,momentN3

刻 is rank 811 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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