How to say stroke in Japanese

JLPTN1
画★【かくkaku】劃

noun / suffix noun / counter:

  • stroke (of a kanji, etc.)

Example Sentences

彼kareはha１００メートルMEETORU平泳ぎhiraoyogiでde世界sekaiタイ記録taikirokuをwo出したdashita。
He tied the world record for the hundred-meter breast-stroke.
多くookuのno人hitoがga一攫千金ikkakusenkinをwo夢見てyumemite宝くじtakarakujiをwo買うkau。
Many people buy lottery tickets with the dream of immediately becoming wealthy.
製品seihin販売hanbaiにはniha天才的tensaiteki手腕shuwanがga必要なhitsuyounaときtokiもmoあるaru。
Selling products sometimes requires having a stroke of genius.
私watashiはha絵eのnoことkotoはhaよくyokuわからないwakaranaiがga、このkono筆fudeのnoタッチTATCHIはhaすごいsugoiとto思うomou。
I don't know much about painting, but I can tell that this brush has an excellent stroke feel to it.
去年kyonen脳卒中nousotchuuをwo起こしましたokoshimashita。
I had a stroke last year.

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