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N4 う-verb (る), Transitive verb

塗(ぬ)るto paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

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

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    塗る 【ぬる】

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      • ぬ

      • る

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    • トーストにバターを塗(ぬ)って食(た)べる。

      To eat toast with butter spread on it.

      • N4

    • この壁(かべ)を白色(しろいろ)のペンキで塗(ぬ)ってくれませんか？

      Could you please paint this wall white?

      • N4

    • 彼女(かのじょ)は唇(くちびる)に口紅(くちべに)を塗(ぬ)るだけでなんと十分(じゅっぷん)以上(いじょう)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(かんばん)：「このベンチは新(あたら)しくペンキで塗(ぬ)られたばかりです！座(すわ)らないで下(くだ)さい！」

      Sign: 'This bench has just been painted! Please do not sit on it!'

      • N3

    • 子供(こども)がクレヨンで草(くさ)を緑色(みどりいろ)に塗(ぬ)っているところを話(はな)しかけたら怒(おこ)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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