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

  • JLPT N2
  • 3 strokes
  • Grade 2
  • Radical 丶
  • #542 most frequent

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Readings

On'yomi
ガン
Kun'yomi
まるまる.めるまる.い

Example words

  • 日の丸ひのまる(1) outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle) (2) the Japanese flag
  • 丸ごとまるごとin its entirety; whole; wholly
  • 丸めるまるめる(1) to make round; to roll up; to curl up (2) to seduce; to cajole; to explain away (3) to round off (a fraction) (4) to lump together
  • まる(1) circle (2) full (e.g. month, day, etc.) (3) perfection; purity (4) suffix for ship names
  • 丸っきりまるっきりcompletely; perfectly; just as if
  • 丸でまるで(1) quite; entirely; completely; at all (2) as if; as though; just like
  • 丸々まるまる(1) plump; rotund; chubby (2) entirely; completely; wholly