丸
丸

round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away

3 strokesFrequency 542JLPT N2Grade 2

On

ガン

Kun

まるまる.めるまる.い

Nanori

まわわに

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

round

Constituents

丶drop
九baseball
九nine

Mnemonic Stories

Nine plus a drop rounds it off to ten.

Dictionary

Common Words

まるで丸でAdverbUsually kanaFreq #494
1

quite; entirely; completely; at all

Examples
ぼくにはまるでその理由がわからない。
I have no idea why it is so.
2

as if; as though; just like

丸円まるマルFreq #2642
1

Common noun

circle

Examples
ジョンとキャシーは興味も性格も違う。その二人を一緒にさせようとするのは丸穴に角釘を打つようなものだ。
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
2

Common noun; Noun, used as a prefix

entirety; whole; full; complete

Examples
我々は丸一ヶ月間、ブロードウェーで出演予定です。
We're booked for the whole month on Broadway.
3

Slang; Common noun

money; dough; moola

4

Common noun; Esp. 丸

enclosure inside a castle's walls

5

Common noun; Kansai-ben

soft-shelled turtle

6

Suffix; Esp. 丸

suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.

丸い円いまるいまろい～い Adj.Freq #3738
1

丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects

round; circular; spherical

Examples
コロンブスは地球が丸いと信じていた。
Columbus believed that the earth was round.
2

curved; smooth

3

harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable

Examples
彼が仲裁してその場は丸く収めた。
He intervened and settled the matter peacefully for the time being.
目を丸くする目をまるくするめをまるくするExpressionする VerbFreq #3759
1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

Examples
驚いて彼女は目を丸くした。
Her eyes become round in surprise.
丸めるまるめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #5320
1

to make round; to roll up; to curl up

Examples
より寒い日には、体を丸めたり、雪の中に穴を掘ったりする。
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
2

to seduce; to cajole; to explain away

3

to round off (a fraction)

4

to shave (one's head)

5

Archaic

to lump together

弾丸だんがんNounFreq #8206
1

bullet; shot; shell

Examples
その犬は弾丸のように去った。
The dog went away like a shot.
まるごと丸ごと丸事丸毎AdverbUsually kanaFreq #9403
1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

Examples
彼女は１課を丸ごと暗記することで満点を取った。
She got full marks by memorizing the whole lesson.
丸出しまるだしNoun～の Adj.Freq #10625
1

(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

Examples
すこし落ち着け吉祥、おのぼりさん丸出しだぞ。
Calm down a little, Kissho, your bumpkin nature is standing out!
円形丸型丸形円型えんけい (円形)まるがたNounFreq #10708
1

round shape; circle; circular form

Examples
頭に円形の脱毛があります。
I have a round bald spot on my head.
まるっきり丸っきり丸っ切りAdverbUsually kanaFreq #11799
1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

Examples
おもってたのとまるっきり違いますねえ。
It's really different from what I expected.
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