Japanese symbol for “stroke”
画
かく
Romaji: kaku
stroke (of a kanji)
In Japanese, stroke is 画, read かく (kaku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- ctr, n stroke (of a kanji)
Written forms: 画、劃. Readings: かく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stroke”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 発作 | ほっさ hossa | fit; attack; spasm |
| 脳卒中 | のうそっちゅう nousotchuu | stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage |
| ストローク | ストローク sutorooku | stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.) |
| 撫でる | なでる naderu | to stroke; to caress; to brush gently |
| 行程 | こうてい koutei | stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
| 画像 | がぞう gazou | image; picture; portrait |
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning; plan; project |
| 画面 | がめん gamen | screen (of a TV, computer, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stroke”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.