Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
塗る ぬる

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)