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).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
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
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hew”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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