塗布|とふtofu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbapplication (of ointment, etc.)
    すみませんが娘むすめの歯はにフッソ塗布とふをしてください。↗
    Please give her a fluoride treatment.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcoating
Conjugation
Dictionary form塗布する(とふする)
Polite (masu)塗布します(とふします)
Negative (nai)塗布しない(とふしない)
polite (masen)塗布しません(とふしません)
classical zu / nu塗布せず・塗布せぬ(とふせず・とふせぬ)
Past (ta)塗布した(とふした)
polite (mashita)塗布しました(とふしました)
Past negative (nakatta)塗布しなかった(とふしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)塗布しませんでした(とふしませんでした)
Te form塗布して(とふして)
Potential塗布できる(とふできる)
Passive塗布される(とふされる)
Causative塗布させる(とふさせる)
Causative passive塗布させられる(とふさせられる)
Conditional (ba)塗布すれば(とふすれば)
tara塗布したら(とふしたら)
Volitional塗布しよう(とふしよう)
polite (mashou)塗布しましょう(とふしましょう)
Imperative塗布しろ(とふしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym塗装とそうNeutralCovers painting or spray-coating a surface, e.g. 「車の塗装」; 塗布 centers on applying medicine or a coating layer.
  • Synonym塗るぬるNeutralThe everyday verb for spreading or applying; the most common choice, fine for ointments, paints and more.
  • Synonym塗りぬりNeutralA noun for the act of applying or the resulting coat; also denotes lacquerware, as in 「輪島塗り」.
  • Synonym塗りつけるぬりつけるNeutralTo smear or daub something on, with a forceful nuance; figuratively it also means shifting blame onto someone.
  • Relatedペンキ塗りペンキぬりNeutralPainting with ペンキ, focused on walls and houses; 塗布 is for applying medicine or coatings.
  • Antonym除去じょきょWrittenRemoval or clearing away, the opposite of applying; written and formal in tone.
  • Antonym剥離はくりWrittenPeeling off or coming away — the reverse of applying; a written, formal term.

Use 「塗布」 in written or formal prose for applying medicine or a coating evenly, as in 「薬を患部に塗布する」「塗布剤」. In everyday speech say 「塗る」; for painting surfaces use 「塗装」, for house painting 「ペンキ塗り」. The opposites are 「剥離」 and 「除去」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 塗ぬりつけること。
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