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塗

塗 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トJHS
Kun (native)
  • ぬ(る)JHS
  • ぬ(り)
  • まみ(れる)
Other languages
  • 拼音tu2
  • 한글do
  • Hán-ViệtĐồ
  • Hán-ViệtTrà

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
土(つち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+5857

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱涂土

Words using this kanji

  • 塗装とそう装飾・保護・防錆などのため表面に塗料を塗ったり吹き付けたりすること。coating, painting
  • 塗料とりょう物の表面に着色や保護などのために塗る流動体。paint, coating, varnish
  • 塗り替えるぬりかえるto repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different colour), to change completely
  • 塗るぬるまぶる:「まみる」の転訛、「まぶす」に同じ。 まめる:まみれるに同じ。to paint, to spread, to plaster, to apply (cream, lotion)
  • 塗布とふ塗りつけること。application (of ointment, etc.), coating
  • 塗みどろ（ぬり）塗ること。また、塗った物。 （ぬり）漆塗り。 （みどろ）名詞に付いて、それが身体中に付いてべとべとするさまを表す。covered with, stained, smeared
  • 塗炭とたん極めて苦痛やみじめな状態のこと。 泥と炭のように汚いこと。misery, distress
  • 塗抹とまつ塗り付けること。 塗り潰すこと。smear, daub, coating over
  • 塗すまぶすto cover (with), to smear, to sprinkle
  • 塗擦とさつrubbing an ointment into the skin
  • 塗工とこうcoating (of paper, etc.)
  • 塗れまみれ「まみれ」を参照。covered with, stained, smeared
  • 塗りぬりcoating (esp. lacquering)
  • 塗笠ぬりがさtraditional lacquered conical hat
  • 塗油とゆanointing
  • 塗板とばんチョークで文字などを書くため一面に塗料を塗った板。黒板。blackboard, board used for lacquering
  • 塗膜とまく(dried) paint coating, (layer of) paint
  • 塗るまぶるまぶる:「まみる」の転訛、「まぶす」に同じ。 まめる:まみれるに同じ。to cover (with), to smear, to sprinkle
  • 塗香ずこうrubbing of incense on a person or Buddha statue (as a purification ritual), rubbing incense
  • 塗仏ぬりぼとけnuribotoke

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-10-3
Four Corner
4416.3
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3b10.10
Heisig
1792
Nelson
1124