Question

塗 ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる 塗る(ぬる): to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear塗れ(まみれ): covered with; stained; smeared S 水: water余: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 土 3 (none) paint A true artisan mixes his own paint from water and soils on a scale in careful proportions.

Accepted Answer

ト paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating 2 1414 13 32 つち・つちへん・どへん 形声 Phonetic If you add too much water to the paint it will drip onto the ground.

Kanji	塗
Onyomi	ト
Kunyomi	ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる
English	paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
Examples	塗る(ぬる): to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear 塗れ(まみれ): covered with; stained; smeared
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1414
Components	水: water 余: too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey
Number of Strokes	13
Kanji Radical	土
Radical Number	32
Radical Strokes	3
Radical Reading	つち・つちへん・どへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	paint
Koohii Story 1	If you add too much water to the paint it will drip onto the ground.
Koohii Story 2	A true artisan mixes his own paint from water and soils on a scale in careful proportions.

Water Paint 塗 ト ぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる Plaster Daub Smear

Water Paint 塗トぬ.る、ぬ.り、まみ.れる Plaster Daub Smear