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    3. 塗り替える

    塗り替える

    塗ぬり​替かえ​る​

    to repaint

    KMT8News #19+1Verb, TransitiveArt & DesignKanji Vocab30 strokes

    塗り変える塗りかえる塗替える

    ぬりかえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to repaint, to paint again, to paint (a different colour)
    2.
    to change completely, to break (a record), to redraw (e.g. the map), to remake

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    壁かべの色いろを白しろに塗ぬり替かえる予よ定ていです。

    I plan to repaint the wall white.

    KMT7Home & Housing
    古ふるくなったベンチを新あたらしい色いろに塗ぬり替かえた。

    I repainted the old bench a new color.

    KMT8Art & DesignDaily Life
    会かい社しゃのイメージを塗ぬり替かえるため、ロゴデザインを一いっ新しんした。

    To completely change the company's image, we revamped the logo design.

    KMT8Business & FinanceArt & Design
    彼かれは自じ己こベストを大おお幅はばに塗ぬり替かえ、新しん記き録ろくを樹じゅ立りつした。

    He significantly broke his personal best and set a new record.

    KMT9Sports & Martial Arts
    芸げい術じゅつ家かは、古ふるい絵かい画がを現げん代だい的てきな色しき彩さいで塗ぬり替かえることで、新あらたな解かい釈しゃくを与あたえた。

    The artist gave a new interpretation to the old painting by repainting it with modern colors.

    KMT9Art & Design

    Characters that make up this word

    塗
    ぬ.る・ぬ.り・まみ.れる…(1)
    paint・plaster・daub・smear・coating
    Kanji
    替
    か.える・か.え-・か.わる…(2)
    exchange・spare・substitute・per-
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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