EntryCommon
  1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

    to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour)

    橋は塗り替え中である。
    The bridge is being repainted.
  2. to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map); to remake

Also written 塗り変える【ぬりかえる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

Kun
ぬ.るぬ.りまみ.れる
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1414 of 2500
Radical
earth
WaniKani
Level 48

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-10-3SKIP code
3b10.10The Kanji Dictionary
3810.4, 4416.3Four corner code
372deroo
5857Unicode hex code
1-37-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1124Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1074New Nelson (John Haig)
2841New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3523Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1818Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2473Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1663Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1792Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1333A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2038Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1759Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5338Morohashi
1637A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1073Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1121Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1615Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1694Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
360Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1679Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tu2Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
48WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exchange, spare, substitute, per-

Kun
か.えるか.え-か.わる
On
タイ
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
979 of 2500
Radical
say
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

かえ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-8-4SKIP code
4c8.12The Kanji Dictionary
5560.3Four corner code
1478deroo
66ffUnicode hex code
1-34-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2140Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2486New Nelson (John Haig)
2783New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3457Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1780Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2424Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
842Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
905Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
849A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1398Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14300Morohashi
1548A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
744Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
611Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1547Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
375Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1001Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
850Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ti4Pinyin reading
cheKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level