Illustration: In the small paved yard of a Japanese home, a resident kneels beside a wooden stool and draws a loaded brush across its seat. The fresh coating visibly covers the wood grain behind the bristles, while the untouched half remains bare. An open paint tin and a protective cloth sit within easy reach.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

塗ぬる

nuru

to paint, to apply

Example sentences

  1. 父ちちは壁かべを白しろく塗ぬった。

    Dad painted the walls white.

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  2. 彼かれはドアを青あおく塗ぬった。

    He painted the door blue.

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  3. 壁かべを塗ぬるつもりです。

    We’re going to paint the wall.

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Kanji in 塗

  • 塗paint; plasterOnトKunぬる・ぬり・まみれる

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