Word details
丸
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 丸.
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Entry
1
Common noun
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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.
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