漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
塗: paint, plaster
Also: daub, smear, coating
JLPT N213 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
- 涂(form)
- 土earth(meaning)
土 carries the meaning · 涂 is drawn in
13 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
トto · on'yomi · in compounds
- 塗料とりょうpaints, painting material
- 塗装するとそうするpaint [v.t.]
ぬるnuru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 塗るぬるpaint, plaster, lacquer, varnish
ぬりnuri · kun'yomi
- 塗り絵ぬりえpicture for coloring in
- 塗り立てぬりたてfreshly painted [n.]
- 輪島塗りわじまぬりWajima lacquer
- 上塗りするうわぬりするcoat, glaze
Also read まみれる, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 涂 · traditional, as in Japanese · tú
Japan keeps the traditional form 塗; mainland China simplifies it to 涂.
- Simplified
- 涂 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 塗 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tú most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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