Vocab Info
N4 う-verb
塗る
to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)
Details
Pitch Accent
ぬ
る
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Word Type
う-verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
トーストにバターを塗って食べる。
To eat toast with butter spread on it.
- N4
この壁を白色のペンキで塗ってくれませんか?
Could you please paint this wall white?
- N4
彼女は唇に口紅を塗るだけでなんと十分以上もかかるらしい。
She says it takes more than 10 minutes time just to apply lipstick on her lips.
- N4
看板「このベンチは新しくペンキで塗られたばかりです!座らないで下さい!」
Sign: 'This bench has just been painted! Please do not sit on it!'
- N3
子供がクレヨンで草を緑色に塗っているところを話しかけたら怒られてしまった。
I talked to a kid painting grass green with a crayon and he got mad at me.
- N3
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