刻む (きざむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

刻む (きざむ) means to carve / to engrave / to mince.

See example sentences below.

刻む at a glance

刻む

きざむkizamu

N2verb

to carve / to engrave / to mince

刻むきざむkizamuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to carve / to engrave / to mince

Example 1

木に名前を刻んだ。

Translation

I carved my name into the tree.

Example 2

玉ねぎを細かく刻んでください。

Translation

Please mince the onions finely.