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塗 — kanji meaning “paint”

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

Meanings
paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
13
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#1414 of 2,500
Classical radical
32
Chinese reading
tú — Chinese character page

Words with 塗

WordReadingMeaning
ぬる nuruto paint; to spread; to plaster
とそう tosoucoating; painting
とりょう toryoupaint; coating; varnish
とふ tofuapplication (of ointment, etc.)
ぬり nuricoating (esp. lacquering)
まぶる maburuto cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
まみれ mamirecovered with; stained; smeared
ぬりえ nuriepicture for coloring in (colouring)
うわぬり uwanurifinal coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing
まみれる mamireruto be smeared; to be covered
したぬり shitanuriundercoat; first coating
ぬりぐすり nurigusurimedical cream; ointment; salve

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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