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JLPT N3 · Cooking verbs

刻む

きざむ

to chop finely

Stroke order of 刻む

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

刻 · 8 strokesむ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

刻 is a knife 刂 beside a pig 亥 whose bones are cut: chopping into pieces.

Parts: 刻 carve + む kana

The characters in 刻む

  • む む — mu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

ネギを細かく刻みます。

ねぎをこまかくきざみます。

I chop the green onion finely.

Words with 刻

More words: Cooking verbs

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