刻(きざ)む

包丁(ほうちょう)でネギを刻(きざ)む。

To chop the green onions with a knife. {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}

彫刻(ちょうこく)師(し)が仏像(ぶつぞう)を刻(きざ)んでいます。

The sculptor is carving a Buddha statue. {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}

葬儀(そうぎ)屋(や)さん：「故人(こじん)のお墓(はか)に刻(きざ)む文字(もじ)を決(き)めて下(くだ)さい。」

Funeral Director: 'Please decide on the letters to inscribe on the deceased's grave.' {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}

ベテラン：「冬(ふゆ)の山(やま)は危(あぶ)ないぞ！僕(ぼく)の忠告(ちゅうこく)をきちんと胸(むね)に刻(きざ)みたまえ！」

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

お味噌汁(みそしる)を作(つく)るのに際(さい)して、豆腐(とうふ)を賽(さい)の目(め)に刻(きざ)む方法(ほうほう)を父親(ちちおや)から教(おそ)わりました。

When preparing miso soup, I learned from my father how to dice tofu. {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}