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N2 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

(きざ)to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch, to tick away (time), to record the passing moments, to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly, to have tattooed, to torment

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to mince, to cut fine, to chop up, to hash, to shred

      2. 2.

        to carve, to engrave, to chisel, to notch

      3. 3.

        to tick away (time), to beat out (e.g. rhythm), to record the passing moments

      4. 4.

        to etch (into one's mind), to remember distinctly

        as 心に刻む, etc.,

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      5. 5.

        to have tattooed

        Archaic
      6. 6.

        to torment

        Archaic

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    刻む 【きざむ】

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      包丁(ほうちょう)でネギを(きざ)

      To chop the green onions with a knife.

      • N2

      彫刻(ちょうこく)()仏像(ぶつぞう)(きざ)んでいます。

      The sculptor is carving a Buddha statue.

      • N2

      葬儀(そうぎ)()さん:「故人(こじん)のお(はか)(きざ)文字(もじ)()めて(くだ)さい。」

      Funeral Director: 'Please decide on the letters to carve on the deceased's grave.'

      • N2

      ベテラン:「(ふゆ)(やま)(あぶ)ないぞ!(ぼく)忠告(ちゅうこく)をきちんと(むね)(きざ)たまえ!」

      Veteran: 'The winter mountains are dangerous! Heed my advice and etch it in your heart!'

      • N2

      味噌汁(みそしる)(つく)るのに(さい)して、豆腐(とうふ)(さい)()(きざ)方法(ほうほう)父親(ちちおや)から(おそ)わりました。

      When preparing miso soup, I learned from my father how to chop tofu into small cubes.

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