Japanese symbol for “notches”
刻々
ぎざぎざ
Romaji: gizagiza
notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
In Japanese, notches is 刻々, read ぎざぎざ (gizagiza).
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Meanings
- n notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
- adj-na, adv, adv-to notched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled
Written forms: 刻々、段々、刻刻、段段. Readings: ギザギザ、ぎざぎざ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious; severe; grave |
| 時刻 | じこく jikoku | time; (the) hour |
| 彫刻 | ちょうこく choukoku | carving; engraving; sculpture |
| 遅刻 | ちこく chikoku | lateness; tardiness; arriving late |
| 刻む | きざむ kizamu | to mince; to cut fine; to chop up |
| 一刻 | いっこく ikkoku | a moment; a minute; an instant |
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.