TomoshiTomoshi

画・劃|かくkaku[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
画画 is the common kanji-only form of this word and the form beginners should normally use when writing it.
劃You will seldom see 劃; it is a less common kanji-only variant, so choose 画 instead when writing this word.
Definitions
  1. noun, counterstroke (of a kanji)
    「道どう」という漢字かんじの総画そうかく数すうは何なん画かくですか。↗
    How many strokes does the kanji for "michi" have?
Japanese definitions
  1. （カク）（劃）漢字かんじを構成こうせいする線せんや点てん（狭義きょうぎでは点てんは含ふくまない。たとえば「点画てんかく」の「画が」）。字画じかく。
  2. （カク）（劃）漢字かんじを構成こうせいする線せんや点てんを数かぞえる助数詞じょすうし。
Kanji in this word
画
English equivalents
stroke
See also
イラストピクチャー絵画かいが絵図えず図ず図案ずあん図形ずけい想そう挿絵さしえ図説ずせつ線描せんびょう

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