# 塗 paint

(waterleft) + 余 (excess) + 土 (earth)
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## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| The excess water overflowed , and painted the earth with its moisture

## Kunyomi

ぬ*る | to paint, or to smear.Like foundation makeup. Or mud. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
染 | dye | TREE | 木
塗 | paint | EARTH | 土

paint, dye The TREE's bark contains dye.
When it rains, it drips down and paints the EARTH around the tree.