“Plaster” or “Paint” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “塗”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “塗” means “Coating”, “Be smeared” or “Spread (butter)” etc.

Jouyou Kanji “塗”

Jouyou Kanji “塗” Stroke Order
| Stroke # |
13 Strokes |
| On-Yomi |
と(to) |
| Kun-Yomi |
ぬ(る)(nu(ru)) |
| どろ(doro) |
| まみ(れる)(mami(reru)) |
| みち(michi) |
| まぶ(す)(mabu(su)) |
| Meanings |
Paint, Plaster, Apply (cream), Spread (butter) |
| Mud, Dirt |
| Become dirty, Be stained, Be smeared |
| Road, Street, Way, Path |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “塗”, and their meanings
| Words |
Meanings |
| 塗工(とこう-to ko u) |
Coating |
| 塗説(とせつ-to se tsu) |
Secondhand knowledge |
| 塗装(とそう-to so u) |
Coating, Painting, Enameling |
| 塗炭(とたん-to ta n) |
Wretchedness, Miserableness, Misery |
| 塗布(とふ-to fu) |
Coating, Swabbing, Application, Spread coating, Painting |
| 塗抹(とまつ-to ma tsu) |
Smear, Daub, Coating over |
| 塗料(とりょう-to ryo u) |
Paints, Painting material, Coating material |
| 塗籠(ぬりごめ-nu ri go me) |
Interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace |
| 上塗り(うわぬり-u wa nu ri) |
Setting coat, Finishing coat, Top coating, Finish coating |
| 糊塗(こと-ko to) |
Patching up (a failure), Covering up (a mistake), Glossing over |
| 下塗り(したぬり-shi ta nu ri) |
Undercoat, First coating |
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