BloomkoJLPT N4 · Even more verbs
塗る
ぬる
to paint; to spread
Stroke order of 塗る
2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
塗 · 13 strokesる · 1 strokes
Memory trick
Earth (土) smeared with water (氵) in a pot: you spread paint.
Parts: 塗 paint (氵 water + 土 earth) + る kana
The characters in 塗る
- る る — ru (1 strokes)
Example sentence
壁に白いペンキを塗ります。
かべにしろいぺんきをぬります。
I paint the wall white.