塗 paint

(waterleft) + 余 (excess) + 土 (earth)

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.