ぬ
塗
　
り
かべ
壁

noun

  1. plaster or mortar-covered wall.
  2. Messages.jpmyth.yōkai resembling an invisible wall impeding or misdirecting people walking at night. Esp. 塗壁.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ぬ
塗
　
り
かべ
壁
 塗り壁 ぬりかべ
ぬりかべ
塗壁
 塗壁 ぬりかべ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

paint, plaster, daub
ぬ.る　ト　まみ.れる (Late Jr. High, 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)
wall, lining (stomach), fence
かべ　ヘキ (Early Jr. High, N1)
false, punish, crime
ヘキ　ヒ　きみ (Kentei 1)
buttocks, rump, fat
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
spicy, bitter, hot
つら.い　シン　から.い (Late Jr. High, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)