塗装|とそうtosou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcoating; 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.
- 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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