塗

Kanji
塗
Level
N1
Meaning
paint, spread, smear
On'yomi
ト
Kun'yomi
ぬ.る, まみ.れる
Strokes
13
Common compounds

塗料 (とりょう) paint 塗装 (とそう) coating 塗り替える (ぬりかえる) to repaint

Memory hook

'Earth' (土) and 'road' (途) are smeared together.

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