こく

刻

N5Common wordNoun

Noun

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)

Noun

carving•engraving•cutting•mincing

Noun

victory

Noun

strictness•cruelty

Example Sentences

丑(うし)の刻(こく)は真夜中(まよなか)ごろを指(さ)す。

The hour of the ox refers to around midnight.

子(ね)の刻(こく)に城(しろ)の門(もん)が閉(と)じられた。

The castle gate was closed at the hour of the rat.

昔(むかし)の日本人(にほんじん)は刻(こく)で時間(じかん)を数(かぞ)えていた。

In the old days, Japanese people counted time in koku units.

江戸(えど)時代(じだい)には、一刻(いっこく)は今(いま)の二時間(にじかん)ほどだった。

In the Edo period, one koku was about two hours in today's terms.

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

コク / きざ.む