time; (the) hour

favourable time; opportunity; chance

Historical term

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

刻 only

carving; engraving; cutting; mincing

剋 only

victory

strictness; cruelty

Common noun

a moment; a minute; an instant

Dated term; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Also written as 一国, 一克, 一剋

stubborn; obstinate

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

rivalry

water clock; clepsydra