paint, plaster, daub, smear
Also: coating
On'yomi (音読み)
- ト
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ぬ.る
- ぬ.り
- まみ.れる
About this kanji
The kanji 塗 (pronounced as "ぬる" in its kun'yomi) primarily means "to paint" or "to coat." It is commonly used as a verb, such as in the word 塗る, which means "to paint." You can also find it in compounds like 塗装 (とそう), meaning "coating," and 塗料 (とりょう), which refers to "paint" or "coating material." Another interesting compound is 塗り替える (ぬりかえる), meaning "to repaint." In usage, this kanji often relates to applying a substance onto a surface to add color or protection, so it's often seen in contexts related to art, construction, and maintenance.
Example sentences
壁を美しく塗り直した。
I beautifully repainted the wall.
Meanings across languages
- English
- paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
- Tiếng Việt
- sơn, phết, bôi, trát, lớp phủ
- 日本語
- 塗る, 塗装する, 塗りつける, 塗布する, コーティング
- 한국어
- 그리다, 회반죽, 칠하다, 문지르다, 코팅
- 中文
- 涂抹, 涂抹, 涂抹, 涂层
- id
- cat, plester, semen
- th
- สี, ปูน
- es
- pintura, yeso, capa
- fr
- peinture, plâtre, revêtement
- de
- Farbe, Putz, Beschichtung
- pt
- tinta, gesso, revestimento
Common compounds
- 塗るto paint, to spread, to plaster
- 塗装coating, painting
- 塗料paint, coating, varnish
- 塗り替えるto repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different colour)
- 黒塗りblackened, black-painted, black-lacquered
- 塗布application (of ointment, etc.), coating
- 漆塗りlacquering, lacquer ware
- 塗炭misery, distress
Words using this kanji
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