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塗

paint
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingト
Kun readingぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. paintRtK
    彼は壁を全て緑色に塗った。He painted all the walls green.tatoeba
    醤油等を塗る場合もある。Okaki sometimes has soybean source applied on it.wiki
  2. plaster
  3. daub
  4. smear
  5. coating
  1. to paint
  2. to spread
  3. to plaster
  4. to apply (cream, lotion)
  5. to smear

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · scales · too much · umbrella · potato · small (小) · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1792

Compound words

塗るぬる
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear
塗装とそう
coating; painting
塗布とふ
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
塗料とりょう
paint; coating; varnish
漆塗りうるしぬり
lacquering; lacquer ware
塗り替えるぬりかえる
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record)
糊塗こと
patching up (e.g. a failure)
黒塗くろぬり
blackened
塗抹とまつ
smear
下塗りしたぬり
undercoat
会津塗あいづぬり
Aizu lacquer ware
灰塗れはいまみれ
covered with ashes
黒塗りくろぬり
blackened
犀皮塗さいひぬり
Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish
朱塗りしゅぬり
painting something vermillion
塗り箸ぬりばし
lacquered chopsticks
櫃塗しひつまぶし
chopped kabayaki eel on rice
蛍光塗料けいこうとりょう
fluorescent paint
塗布するとふする
to apply
塗りつぶすぬりつぶす
ペンキ塗りたてペンキぬりたて
Wet Paint
ペンキ塗り立てペンキぬりたて
Wet Paint

Kun Reading Examples

彼は天井を青く塗った。ぬる
He painted the ceiling blue.tatoeba
彼は自転車を赤く塗った。ぬる
He painted his bicycle red.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は天井を青く塗った。
He painted the ceiling blue.tatoeba
明日には部屋の塗装が行われます。
The room will be painted tomorrow.tatoeba
醤油等を塗る場合もある。
Okaki sometimes has soybean source applied on it.wiki
管の内部には厚く漆を塗る。
Inside of the tube is thickly lacquered.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 塗

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