Japanese symbol for “hew”

切り刻む

きりきざむ

Romaji: kirikizamu

to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

In Japanese, hew is 切り刻む, read きりきざむ (kirikizamu).

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Meanings

v5m, vt to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

Written forms: 切り刻む、斬り刻む、斬刻む. Readings: きりきざむ.

Kanji and stroke order

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

on: セツ、サイ
kun: き.る、-き.る、き.り、-き.り

4 strokes · JLPT 3

刻

engrave, cut fine, chop

on: コク
kun: きざ.む、きざ.み

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
大切	たいせつ taisetsu	important; significant; serious
一切	いっさい issai	all; everything; entirety
適切	てきせつ tekisetsu	appropriate; suitable; fitting
切り	きり kiri	end; finish; place to stop
切る	きる kiru	to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
親切	しんせつ shinsetsu	kind; gentle; considerate
深刻	しんこく shinkoku	serious; severe; grave
時刻	じこく jikoku	time; (the) hour