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丸

round
Stroke count: 3

Readings

On readingガン
Kun readingまる、まる.める、まる.い
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. roundRtK
    彼は地球が丸いと信じた。He believed that the earth was round.tatoeba
    足袋と違って袋状で足先は丸い。Being different from tabi (socks with split toes), they have pouch-shaped round toes.wiki
  2. -ship
  3. curl up
  4. explain away
  5. full (month)
  6. make round
  7. perfection
  8. pills
  9. roll up
  10. seduce
  1. circle
  2. entirety
  3. whole
  4. full
  5. complete

Popular Usage

丸い

Radicals and components

Radical丶dot
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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drop (丶) · nine (九) · baseball

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 44

Compound words

丸いまるい
round; circular; spherical; curved; smooth
一丸いちがん
one lump; one body; one group
丸っきりまるっきり
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
丸みまるみ
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
丸太まるた
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
弾丸だんがん
bullet; shot; shell
丸々まるまる
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely
丸めるまるめる
to make round; to roll up; to curl up; to seduce; to cajole
丸刈りまるがり
buzz cut; close crop
丸ごとまるごと
in its entirety; whole; wholly
日の丸ひのまる
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Hinomaru; Japan
真ん丸まんまる
perfect circle; cute
丸まるまるまる
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
丸め込むまるめこむ
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to win over; to seduce
丸でまるで
as if
丸瓦まるがわら
convex roof tile
丸鋸まるのこ
circular saw
丸公まるこう
official price
丸鋼まるこう
round steel bar
丸腰まるごし
unarmed
丸鯖まるさば
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
丸首まるくび
round-necked (T-shirt)
丸十まるじゅう
cross in a circle
丸傷たまきず
bullet wound

On Reading Examples

その犬は弾丸のように去った。だんがん
The dog went away like a shot.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

地図の赤丸は学校を示す。まる
Red circles on the map mark schools.tatoeba
赤丸で囲む。まる
Circle in red pencil.tatoeba
今日から丸１日お願いします。まる
For a full day from today please.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は暖炉用に丸太を鋸で切った。
He sawed logs for the fireplace.tatoeba
彼は弾丸で負傷した。
He was wounded by a bullet.tatoeba
彼は私よりも砲丸を遠くまで投げた。
He put the shot farther than I did.tatoeba
前列の瓦には丸い頭が付いている。
Furthermore, cylindrical tiles were arranged in the front row.wiki

Stroke Order

3 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 丸

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