Word Meaning 塗る

ぬる nuru

塗る is read as ぬる (nuru) and means to paint.

Meaning

English

  1. to paint
  2. to plaster
  3. to lacquer
  4. to varnish
  5. to spread
  6. to smear
  7. to put up (wallpaper)

Reading

Kana

ぬる

Romaji

nuru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 7729 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

塗布

とふ

application (of ointment, etc.)

塗料

とりょう

paints

塗装

とそう

coating

黒塗り

くろぬり

blackened thing

漆塗り

うるしぬり

lacquering

Example Sentences

10

つくえににすをぬる。

I coat the desk with varnish.

We're going to paint the wall.

We'll paint it.

If I were you, I would paint it blue.

This house needs painting.

I didn't need to paint the fence.

I didn't need to paint the fence.

Tom will paint the fence tomorrow.

I like to spread honey on my toast in the morning.

I thought Tom would want butter on his toast.