Japanese

ぬりつぶす
Meaning: to paint over; to fill in; to black out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 塗り潰す 塗り潰さない
Polite 塗り潰します 塗り潰しません
Past 塗り潰した 塗り潰さなかった
Polite + Past 塗り潰しました 塗り潰しませんでした
Te-form 塗り潰して 塗り潰さなくて
Potential 塗り潰せる 塗り潰せない
Passive 塗り潰される 塗り潰されない
Causative 塗り潰させる 塗り潰させない
Imperative 塗り潰せ 塗り潰すな

Handwriting

塗
り
潰
す

Example

I painted over the background with black ink.

Usage Notes

Used for covering a surface completely with a color or ink, or figuratively for concealing the truth.

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