上塗り

うわぬり

Also written 上塗

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing
2. adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame) See also: 恥の上塗り (はじのうわぬり).

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as うわ.
• 塗 paint. Read as ぬり.

Example sentences

• 彼は壁にペンキの上塗りをした。
  He put the final coat of paint on the wall.

Words containing 上塗り

• 恥の上塗り (はじのうわぬり) piling shame on top of shame

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