刻む

刻む

"刻む" means "to chop, carve, engrave, or record (time or memory)."

In this usage, '刻む' refers to physically engraving or carving into a material, like wood or stone.

彼は木材に自分の名前を刻んだ。

He engraved his name into the wood.

Here, '刻む' is used metaphorically to mean deeply instilling or impressing something into one's memory or emotions.

母の言葉が心に深く刻まれた。

My mother's words were deeply engraved in my heart.

Here, '刻む' is used in the sense of measuring or marking time in small intervals, often used metaphorically for time-passing devices.

その時計は正確に時を刻んでいます。

That clock precisely marks the time.