13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N2

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

Kun'yomi
  • to paint
  • coating (esp. lacquering)
  • to be smeared
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

88.0%
9.3%
まみれる 2.7%

Character Breakdown

paint, plaster, daub
ぬ.る ト まみ.れる (8th, 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)

Common Words

to repaint ②to change completely
coating (esp. lacquering)
to smear with blood
to bedaub (with paint)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.) ②adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to smear ②to shift (the blame onto someone else)
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 5857
JIS X 0208 1-37-41
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1124
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1074
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2841
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3523
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1818
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2473
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1663
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1792
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1333
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2038
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1759
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 5338
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1637
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1073
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1121
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 438
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1615
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1694
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 360
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1679
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3b10.10
Four corner code 3810.4
De Roo Code 372