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刻 = 亥 + 刀
刻 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “engrave”. It is built from 亥 (sign of the hog) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1639.
- Keyword
- engrave
- RTK frame
- 1639
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- コク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きざ.む, きざ.み
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- гравировать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 刻 carve
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 刻 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sign of the hog” + “sword”. 刻 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 刻 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.