To Paint

Meaning

To Paint, To Plaster, To Lacquer, To Spread

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means paint and the verb vocab version is to paint and to plaster and to lacquer.

Reading

ぬる

Explanation

Let's put a new (ぬ) layer of paint on the wall. Then we'll plaster it.

Context

Kanji Composition

• 塗 と Paint