stroke in a Chinese character
Refers to the individual brush strokes that make up a kanji or Chinese character. Often used in calligraphy or character analysis contexts.
This kanji has many strokes.
筆画の順番を覚える。
I memorize the stroke order.
Compound of 筆 (writing brush) and 画 (stroke, picture). The reading ひっかく is a regular on'yomi combination.