塗 — kanji meaning “paint”
塗
paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
- Meanings
- paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
- On'yomi
- ト (to)
- Kun'yomi
- ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる
- 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
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塗る | ぬる nuru | to paint; to spread; to plaster |
| 塗装 | とそう tosou | coating; painting |
| 塗料 | とりょう toryou | paint; coating; varnish |
| 塗布 | とふ tofu | application (of ointment, etc.) |
| 塗り | ぬり nuri | coating (esp. lacquering) |
| 塗る | まぶる maburu | to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle |
| 塗れ | まみれ mamire | covered with; stained; smeared |
| 塗り絵 | ぬりえ nurie | picture for coloring in (colouring) |
| 上塗り | うわぬり uwanuri | final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing |
| 塗れる | まみれる mamireru | to be smeared; to be covered |
| 下塗り | したぬり shitanuri | undercoat; first coating |
| 塗り薬 | ぬりぐすり nurigusuri | medical cream; ointment; salve |
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