字画
Meanings
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stroke count; strokes in a Chinese character
Refers to the number of strokes in a kanji, used in dictionaries, calligraphy, and character lookup.
How many strokes does this kanji have?
Kanji with many strokes are hard to remember.
Usage patterns
- 〈字〉の字画を数えるto count the number of strokes in a character
Let's count the strokes in this kanji.
- 字画が多いto have many strokes
This kanji has many strokes, making it hard to remember.
- 〈人〉の名前の字画を占うto divine fortune based on the stroke count of someone's name
In name divination, fortune is read from the stroke count of a name.