noun
mincing; chopping; notch; nick
Refers to the act of cutting into small pieces or the resulting small cuts/notches. Used for food preparation, woodworking, and similar contexts.
にんじんを細かい刻みにする。
Chop the carrot into fine pieces.
木の表面に刻みがついている。
There is a notch on the surface of the wood.
noun
rapping; beating (a percussion instrument)
Used for striking a percussion instrument, especially in traditional Japanese music contexts such as 刻みを入れる.
太鼓に刻みを入れる。
Strike the drum with a rhythmic beat.
noun
shredded tobacco
Abbreviation of 刻みタバコ. Refers to finely cut tobacco for pipes or hand-rolling.
See also: 刻みタバコ
昔は刻みをきせるで吸っていた。
In the old days, people smoked shredded tobacco with a kiseru pipe.
suffix
Suffix-like use indicating a regular interval or step, often in set phrases such as 刻みで or 刻みに.
5分刻みで電車が出る。
Trains depart at 5-minute intervals.
1センチ刻みに印をつける。
Mark at 1-centimeter intervals.
Noun form of the verb 刻む (きざむ, 'to mince, chop, notch'). The suffix use developed from the idea of regular small divisions.