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Kanji 丸: meanings, readings, and example words.

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

Key takeaways

Kanji 丸: round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

roundfull (month)perfection-shippillsmake roundroll upcurl upseduceexplain away

On reading

がん

Kun reading

まるまる.めるまる.い

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 丸

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

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

九 + 丶

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine adding a single dot (丶) to the number nine (九) to complete a circular shape. By adding that final touch after counting to nine, you create something perfectly round and complete.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

まる
  • 日の丸ひのまる

    Japanese national flag

  • 丸ごとまるごと

    whole / entire / completely

  • 丸っきりまるっきり

    completely / totally / absolutely

  • 丸でまるで

    as if / entirely / completely

  • 丸々まるまる

    completely / entirely / whole

  • 丸めるまるめる

    to make round / to roll up / to explain away

  • 真ん丸いまんまるい

    perfectly round / circular

  • まる

    circle / completeness / suffix for ship names

Commonly used words

  • 日の丸
    ひのまる

    Japanese national flag

  • 丸ごと
    まるごと

    whole / entire / completely

  • 丸っきり
    まるっきり

    completely / totally / absolutely

  • 丸で
    まるで

    as if / entirely / completely

  • 丸々
    まるまる

    completely / entirely / whole

  • 丸める
    まるめる

    to make round / to roll up / to explain away

Example sentences

Example 1

学校の運動会で日のを見た。

Translation

I saw the Japanese flag at the school sports day.

Example 2

彼は日のが好きだと言った。

Translation

He said he likes the Japanese national flag.

Example 3

リンゴをごと食べました。

Translation

I ate the apple whole.

Example 4

問題をごと解決しましょう。

Translation

Let's solve the entire problem.

Kanji 丸: round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away | Daily Nihongo