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塗り直し (ぬりなおし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
re-coating ; repainting ; respraying
Refers to the act of applying a new coat of paint, varnish, or similar coating over an existing surface. Commonly used in contexts like car body repair, furniture refinishing, or wall repainting.
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We plan to do the wall repainting next week.
Written forms 塗ぬ り 直なお し Usage 92%
Standard kanji spelling for the noun and suru-verb form.
ぬりなおし Usage 8%
Kanji 直 straightaway, honesty, frankness Similar words 塗ぬ り 替か える 塗り替える is a transitive verb meaning 'to repaint' or 'to recoat', emphasizing the action of changing the coating. 塗り直し is the noun form of the process or the suru-verb 'to do a recoat', often used when referring to the task or service.
Etymology Compound of 塗り (nuri, 'painting', the continuative form of 塗る nuru 'to paint') + 直し (naoshi, 'fixing, redoing', the continuative form of 直す naosu 'to fix, to redo').
