Chop the carrot into fine pieces.
There is a notch on the surface of the wood.
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.
Strike the drum with a rhythmic beat.
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
In the old days, people smoked shredded tobacco with a kiseru pipe.
Suffix-like use indicating a regular interval or step, often in set phrases such as 刻みで or 刻みに.
Trains depart at 5-minute intervals.
Mark at 1-centimeter intervals.
I made a notch in the wooden board.
He beats out a rhythm on the drum.
My grandfather has smoked shredded tobacco since long ago.
間隔 is the general word for spacing or interval between things, while 刻み is used specifically as a suffix-like unit for regular step sizes (e.g. 10分刻み).
刻限 shares the kanji 刻 with 刻み but means a fixed time or deadline, not a cut, notch, or interval.
finely chopped; minced; fine cutting · short and repeated; in small quick motions · in small increments; bit by bit; little by little
top-notch; first-rate; excellent
minute-by-minute; by the minute
increment; step value
stride; step size
notch; nick; mark on a ruler
mincing steps; short quick steps
at a snail's pace; inch by inch
carve out; cut out; engrave
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed for clarity.
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.
engrave; carve; etch
clock tick