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