The number of strokes that make up a kanji character; used when counting strokes for dictionaries or input methods.
この漢字の画数は何ですか？
How many strokes does this kanji have?
名前の画数で運勢を占う人もいる。
Some people fortune-tell based on the stroke count of a name.
電子辞書は漢字の画数から文字を検索できる。
Electronic dictionaries can search characters by stroke count.