Japanese symbol for “plastering”
壁塗り
かべぬり
Romaji: kabenuri
plastering
In Japanese, plastering is 壁塗り, read かべぬり (kabenuri).
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Meanings
- n plastering
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁紙 | かべがみ kabegami | wallpaper |
| 障壁 | しょうへき shouheki | enclosing wall; boundary fence |
| 外壁 | がいへき gaiheki | outer wall |
| 壁画 | へきが hekiga | fresco; mural; wall painting |
| 壁面 | へきめん hekimen | surface of a wall |
| 城壁 | じょうへき jouheki | castle wall; town walls; defensive wall |
| 塗る | ぬる nuru | to paint; to spread; to plaster |
| 塗装 | とそう tosou | coating; painting |
See also: Chinese symbol for “plastering”.
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.