Kanji
N3 8 strokes Grade 6 freq #866

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

sword katana

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

serious; severe
carving; engraving
time; (the) hour
a moment; a minute
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
appointed time; timetable
immediately; at once
evening; evening hour
republication; reissue

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to mince; to cut fine
mincing; cutting
mincing; chopping finely
moment by moment; hour by hour
hourly; from one minute to the next
moment by moment; hour by hour

Example sentences

Besides those serious problems, he had to contend with all sorts of people.

We all regarded the situation as serious.

He went to art school to study painting and sculpture.

I really can't understand modern sculpture.