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塗 — paint; smear

塗 means “paint; smear”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ト (to). Kun'yomi: ぬ(る) (nuru). You'll see it in words such as 塗る (nuru, “to paint; to spread”).

塗
Stroke order of 塗
Meaning
paint; smear
On'yomi
ト (to)
Kun'yomi
ぬ(る) (nuru)
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 3

How to remember 塗

Sounds like 土: both read ト.

Parts: 氵 water · 余 surplus · 土 earth

Words with 塗

WordReadingMeaning
塗るぬる nuru kunto paint; to spread

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Hands at work 3” set

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