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総画 (そうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう画かく

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Meanings

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noun

total stroke count of a kanji

Used in kanji dictionaries and character analysis to refer to the total number of strokes in a kanji.

この漢かん字じの総そう画かくは12画かくです。
The total stroke count of this kanji is 12 strokes.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
画brush-stroke, picture

Similar words

画かく数すう
画数 is a more common and general term for stroke count, while 総画 specifically emphasizes the total number.

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'total') and 画 (かく, 'stroke'). The reading そうかく is the standard on'yomi combination.