漢字道KANJIDO

13 strokesRadical

3Junior high level13 strokesRadical
On
Kun
ぬ.る・ぬ.り・まみ.れる
Meaning
paint; coat

Origin

ORIGIN

土 "earth" with 涂: to smear on earth or mud — to paint, to coat.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

塗布・塗装・塗料
ぬる塗る・塗り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 塗装とそう

    painting; coating

  • 塗料とりょう

    paint

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

壁を白く塗装した。

We painted the wall white.

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