Medoru
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塗
JLPT N2 13 strokes Frequency: #1414

Meanings

Paint, Plaster, Daub, Smear, Coating

Radicals

土

Decomposition

⿱涂土

Etymology

Pictophonetic: water

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 dot right-to-left
2 dot bottom-to-top
3 rising bottom-to-top
4 diagonal right-to-left
5 diagonal right-to-left
6 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
9 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
10 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
11 horizontal bottom-to-top
12 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
13 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ト to
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
く nu
ぞみ mami

Words Using This Kanji

99 words total
Other (20 words)
会津塗 あいづぬり

Aizu lacquer ware

蛍光塗料 けいこうとりょう

fluorescent paint

漆塗り うるしぬり

lacquering

朱塗り しゅぬり

painting something vermillion

上塗り うわぬり

final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.)

丹塗り にぬり

painting red

中塗り なかぬり

intermediate coat of paint or lacquer

塗り絵 ぬりえ

picture for coloring in (colouring)

塗りたてる ぬりたてる

to put on heavy makeup

塗炭の苦しみ とたんのくるしみ

misery

塗りこむ ぬりこむ

to paint over heavily

塗る ぬる

to paint

塗布 とふ

application (of ointment, etc.)

塗りつぶす ぬりつぶす

to paint over

塗装 とそう

coating

塗料 とりょう

paint

塗りつぶし ぬりつぶし

blotting out

塗りつける ぬりつける

to smear

塗炭 とたん

misery

下塗り したぬり

undercoat

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