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)
塗れる まみれる

to be smeared

塗抹 とまつ

smear

夜光塗料 やこうとりょう

luminous paint

塗り物 ぬりもの

lacquerware

塗りたて ぬりたて

freshly painted

塗す まぶす

to cover (with)

塗擦剤 とさつざい

liniment

血塗る ちぬる

to smear with blood

発光塗料 はっこうとりょう

luminous paint

油性塗料 ゆせいとりょう

oil-based paint

防火塗料 ぼうかとりょう

fire-resistant paint

塗布剤 とふざい

liniment

塗擦 とさつ

rubbing an ointment into the skin

塗り薬 ぬりぐすり

medical cream

水性塗料 すいせいとりょう

water-based paint

粗塗り あらぬり

(rough) undercoat (of paint, plaster, etc.)

目塗り めぬり

sealing or plastering up

塗り込める ぬりこめる

to seal up

一敗地に塗れる いっぱいちにまみれる

to meet with a crushing defeat

下塗り したぬり

undercoat

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