In Japanese, "paint" is 絵の具 (enogu). It is a noun pronounced "eh-noh-goo".
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絵の具 is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as enogu, it sounds roughly like "eh-noh-goo" to an English ear.
絵の具を使います。
Enogu wo tsukaimasu.
I use the paint.
Enogu (絵の具) is the Japanese word for paint. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam絵の具 is romanised as enogu. Say it roughly like "eh-noh-goo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
絵の具 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
絵の具 is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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