Word Meaning 塗固める

ぬりかためる nurikatameru

塗固める is read as ぬりかためる (nurikatameru) and means to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer).

Meaning

English

  1. to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer)
  2. to cover up (e.g. truth)
  3. to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

Reading

Kana

ぬりかためる

Romaji

nurikatameru

Writing Variants

  • 塗り固める ぬりかためる nurikatameru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 143946 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

塗る

ぬる

to paint

塗布

とふ

application (of ointment, etc.)

塗料

とりょう

paints

塗装

とそう

coating

固める

かためる

to hold a bow fully drawn

固まる

かたまる

to become firm

決心を固める

けっしんをかためる

to make a firm resolution

国境を固める

こっきょうをかためる

to fortify the frontier

方針を固める

ほうしんをかためる

to agree on the principle

打ち固める

うちかためる

to harden by beating

土を固める

つちをかためる

to harden earth into a mass