JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 塗: "paint, plaster, daub"
The kanji 塗 means "paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ト in on'yomi and ぬ.る, ぬ.り, まみ.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬ.るぬ.りまみ.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1414 of 2,501 |
Common words with 塗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 塗るto paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion)
- 塗れるto be smeared; to be covered
- 塗れcovered with; stained; smeared
- 塗りつぶすto paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
- 塗り替えるto repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour) · to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map); to remake
- 塗すto cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
- 塗りたくるto bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
- 黒塗りblackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blacked out · blackened thing
- 塗装coating; painting
- 塗料paint; coating; varnish
- 塗りつけるto smear; to daub · to shift (the blame onto someone else)
- 泥を塗るto besmirch; to sully
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