丸 Kanji – round
The Japanese kanji 丸 can mean round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away.
Meaning and Readings
How is 丸 read?
丸 has the onyomi reading ガン and the kunyomi readings まる, まるめる, まるい.
In romaji, these readings can be written as gan, maru, marumeru, marui.
Common Japanese Words Using 丸
These common Japanese words contain 丸. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 一丸(いちがん) — one lump, one body, one group
- 丸(まる) — circle
- 丸っきり(まるっきり) — completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all
- 丸で(まるで) — quite, entirely, completely, at all
- 丸み(まるみ) — roundness, rotundity
- 丸める(まるめる) — to make round, to roll up, to curl up
- 丸め込む(まるめこむ) — to coax, to cajole, to wheedle, to win over, to seduce
- 丸刈り(まるがり) — buzz cut, close crop
- 丸ごと(まるごと) — in its entirety, whole, wholly
- 丸太(まるた) — log
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