noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.), finish, glazing.
  2. adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
上塗り うわぬり
上塗
上塗 うわぬり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
paint, plaster, daub
ぬ.る ト まみ.れる (8th, N2)
surname, name of certain rivers
ト ズ チョ
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
too much, myself, surplus
ヨ あま.る あんま.り (5th, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ あつまる
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree (木) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)