English–Japanese
“stroke” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajikaku
Example
この漢字は五画です。ko no kan ji wa go kaku de su
This kanji has five strokes.
How to say “stroke” in Japanese
“Stroke” in Japanese is 画 (kaku).
It treats each separate line that makes up a written kanji as one countable unit.
Example sentences with 画
この字は何画で書きますか？ko no ji wa nan kaku de ka ki ma su ka
How many strokes does it take to write this character?
Tips for using 画
- A kanji's 画 (kaku, "stroke") count follows its writing movements rather than the number of unbroken marks visible after the ink dries.