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刻きざむ (kizamu)

to mince,to carve,to engrave

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

刻む (きざむ, kizamu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to mince,to carve,to engrave”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

玉たまねぎを細こまかく刻きざんでください。

Please mince the onion.

彼かれは大理石だいりせきを刻きざんで像ぞうを作つくった。

He carved marble into a statue.

少年しょうねんは木きに自分じぶんの名前なまえを刻きざんだ。

The boy carved his name in the tree.

その彫刻ちょうこく家かは木きで仏像ぶつぞうを刻きざんだ。

The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha.

Conjugation table

刻む (きざむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary刻む きざむkizamu
Negative刻まない きざまないkizamanai
Past刻んだ きざんだkizanda
Past negative刻まなかった きざまなかったkizamanakatta
Polite (ます)刻みます きざみますkizamimasu
Polite negative刻みません きざみませんkizamimasen
Polite past刻みました きざみましたkizamimashita
Polite past negative刻みませんでした きざみませんでしたkizamimasendeshita
Te-form刻んで きざんでkizande
Conditional (ば)刻めば きざめばkizameba
Conditional (たら)刻んだら きざんだらkizandara
Potential刻める きざめるkizameru
Passive刻まれる きざまれるkizamareru
Causative刻ませる きざませるkizamaseru
Causative-passive刻ませられる きざませられるkizamaserareru
Volitional刻もう きざもうkizamou
Volitional polite刻みましょう きざみましょうkizamimashou
Imperative刻め きざめkizame
Desire (たい)刻みたい きざみたいkizamitai

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