塗る

ぬる

To paint, to plaster, to spread on

N4verb·nuru

How to remember it

塗 carries the mud 土 radical—picture smearing 'nuru' cream thickly onto a wall.

Example sentences

  • 壁にペンキを塗りました。

    かべにペンキをぬりました。

    I painted the wall.

  • パンにバターを塗ってください。

    パンにバターをぬってください。

    Please spread butter on the bread.

Usage

Transitive godan verb; に marks the surface, を the substance.

Related words

描く刷る

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