Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different color).
  2. to change completely, to break (a record), to redraw (e.g. the map), to remake.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
塗り替える ぬりかえる
 
 
 
塗り変える ぬりかえる
 
 
 
 
塗りかえる ぬりかえる
 
 
塗替える ぬりかえる

Contained Kanji 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)
exchange, spare, substitute
か.える タイ かえ (7th, N2)
a partner, a companion, bright
husband, man
フ おっと フウ (4th, N3)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)