Japanese Kanji
刻koku
engrave · cut fine · chop
Grade 6 · JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving.
刻 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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