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丸

まる

Readings

まるマル

Meanings

  1. 1.
    ncircle
  2. 2.
    n, n-prefentirety; whole; full; complete
  3. 3.
    nmoney; dough; moola
  4. 4.
    nenclosure inside a castle's walls
  5. 5.
    nsoft-shelled turtle
  6. 6.
    sufsuffix 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.

Kanji breakdown

丸
N43 strokesGrade 2

Example sentences

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.

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.

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丸まる

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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