stroke count; strokes in a Chinese character
Refers to the number of strokes in a kanji, used in dictionaries, calligraphy, and character lookup.
この漢字の字画は何画ですか。
How many strokes does this kanji have?
字画の多い漢字は覚えにくい。
Kanji with many strokes are hard to remember.
Let's count the strokes in this kanji.
This kanji has many strokes, making it hard to remember.
In name divination, fortune is read from the stroke count of a name.