# 塗 — Paint

Frequency rank 1286 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 俳 (Haiku), less common than 倫 (Ethics).

- On’yomi: と
- Kun’yomi: ぬ
- Radical: 土 Earth (Kangxi 32)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Water on the left, surplus in the middle, and dirt on the right — mixing surplus water into dirt creates a thick paste you can paint with.

In words:

- 塗る ぬる — to paint,to plaster

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