塗る

Meanings

1. to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer; to varnish; to put up (wallpaper)

Part of speech: godan verb (る), transitive

Kanji

• 塗

  Meanings

  paint, plaster, daub, smear

  On reading

  ト

  Kun reading

  ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる

  Strokes

  13

Example sentences

• ジョンがドアにペンキを塗っていた。

  John has been painting the door.

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