塗装|とそうtosou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbcoating; painting
    彼かれらのボートは塗装とそうする必要ひつようがある。↗
    Their boat needs painting.
Conjugation
Dictionary form塗装する(とそうする)
Polite (masu)塗装します(とそうします)
Negative (nai)塗装しない(とそうしない)
polite (masen)塗装しません(とそうしません)
classical zu / nu塗装せず・塗装せぬ(とそうせず・とそうせぬ)
Past (ta)塗装した(とそうした)
polite (mashita)塗装しました(とそうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)塗装しなかった(とそうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)塗装しませんでした(とそうしませんでした)
Te form塗装して(とそうして)
Potential塗装できる(とそうできる)
Passive塗装される(とそうされる)
Causative塗装させる(とそうさせる)
Causative passive塗装させられる(とそうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)塗装すれば(とそうすれば)
tara塗装したら(とそうしたら)
Volitional塗装しよう(とそうしよう)
polite (mashou)塗装しましょう(とそうしましょう)
Imperative塗装しろ(とそうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym塗布とふWrittenWritten term for applying ointment, glue, etc., common in medical and technical documents; 「塗装」 is specifically painting with paint or coating.
  • Synonym塗りぬりNeutralRefers to the act of coating or the coating layer, esp. lacquerwork such as 「輪島塗り」; 「塗装」 is about applying paint to a surface.
  • Synonymペンキ塗りペンキぬりNeutralColloquial term for the job of painting houses, fences and the like; 「塗装」 is broader, covering vehicles and industrial spray painting.
  • RelatedコーティングNeutralForming a thin film over a surface, e.g. a waterproof coating; 「塗装」 centers on applying paint for color and rust prevention.
  • Related塗るぬるNeutralGeneral verb for spreading or applying things — ointment, butter, paint; 「塗装」 is a noun restricted to paint application.
  • Related塗りつけるぬりつけるNeutralVerb for smearing something on; also figuratively shifting blame onto someone; can also describe the action in coating work.
  • Antonym剥離はくりWrittenWritten antonym: a coating peeling off or being stripped off, as in 「塗装の剥離」; also used in medicine and other fields.

Use 「塗装」 for painting work on vehicles, buildings and industrial products. For everyday spreading use 「塗る」; for applying medicine 「塗布」; for thin protective films 「コーティング」; for house painting 「ペンキ塗り」; the opposite process is 「剥離」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 装飾そうしょく・保護ほご・防錆ぼうさびなどのため表面ひょうめんに塗料とりょうを塗ぬったり吹き付ふきつけたりすること。
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