刻む

きざむ

[kizamu]

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred

2.GodanTransitive

to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch

3.GodanTransitive

to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments

4.GodanTransitive

to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly

野菜を細かく刻んでスープに入れた。

I chopped the vegetables finely and put them in the soup.

墓石に故人の名前を刻んでもらった。

I had the deceased's name carved on the tombstone.

この瞬間を心に深く刻んでおきたい。

I want to engrave this moment deep in my heart.