How to say "notch" in Japanese

• 切り込みきりこみCommon
  nounA notch or cut made by cutting into something, with the emphasis on the incision itself. Typical for slits cut into food, fabric, wood, or similar material.
• 切れ込みきれこみCommon
  nounA notch or incision viewed as the line or opening left by cutting — the state of something being cut in. Natural for describing a notch that already exists in a surface or edge.
• 刻みきざみCommon
  nounIts core meanings are mincing, cutting, and chopping; for a notch as such it is seldom the word you want, and it fits best when chopping or cutting is what is meant.
• 刻むきざむJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbThe verb: to notch, along with carving, engraving, and chiseling. Use it when you need 'to notch' as an action — to cut notches into something — rather than for the notch itself.
  彼かれは大理石だいりせきを刻きざんで像ぞうを作つくった。↗

  He carved marble into a statue.

For a notch as a physical cut or slit, choose 「切り込み」 or 「切れ込み」; 「刻み」 mainly means chopping or mincing and is rarely the word for a notch, while 「刻む」 is the verb 'to notch'.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 切り込みきりこみcut
• 切れ込みきれこみcut
• 刻みきざみmincing
• ノッチnotch
• 刻み目きざみめnotch
• 切痕せっこんnotch
• 切り欠ききりかきcutout
• 切り目きりめcut
• 切り欠くきりかくto cut (out)
• 切れ目きれめcut
• 刻むきざむto carve
• けつhole