丸まる
Meanings
Noun
1. circle
I take out the map and check the location marked with a circle.
2. entirety; whole; full; complete
A full three days passed like that.
3. money; dough; moola
4. enclosure inside a castle's walls
esp. 丸
5. soft-shelled turtle
Suffix
6. suffix 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.
esp. 丸
Kanji used
circle
Pitch accent
ま
る
Top 3000
Used in vocabulary (183 in total)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
the whole day; all the day
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
unarmed; without weapons
inner citadel; core; center; centre
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
perfect circle; cute
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
round; spherical; circular
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
round face; moon face
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
perfect circle; cute
Sesshomaru (character in the anime Inuyasha)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
outer citadel
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
the whole day; all the day
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
circular window; round window
eating (something) whole
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
bisected-circle seal
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
boulder; cobble
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
copying in entirety (verbatim)
the whole year; all the year
outermost region of the castle
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
total fire loss; completely burned
rounded handwriting
round shape; circle; circular form
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
rounding
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
round shape; circle; circular form
Marui; Marui (retailer)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
round-necked (T-shirt)
in its entirety; whole
to mark a correct answer with a circle
in a circle; amicably
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
one-piece sash
round collar (of Western clothing)
corner rounder; corner cutter; rounding the corners of pages (e.g. during bookbinding); rounded corners
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
the whole week; all the week
round bar (of metal, etc.)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
eating (something) whole
sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales); rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
plump; chubby
parentheses; round brackets
whole night; all night
cross in a circle
circular saw; buzz saw
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
confidential; secret; classified
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
komaru (type of playing cards)
rounded handwriting
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
the whole month; all the month
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
full memorization; full memorisation
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
monopolizing; monopolising; monopolization; monopolisation
mapping pen
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
reciter's book; complete set of books
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
the whole month; all the month
plump; buxom; chubby
round paper lantern
circular saw; buzz saw
the whole month; all the month
complete baldness
the whole month; all the month
round sans-serif typeface; round gothic typeface
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by old people and monks)
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
taking turns reading out loud
gouge; scorper; scauper
full view; plain sight; completely visible
braiding stand with a circular top
Daimaru; Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
cylindrical paper lantern
tōmaru (breed of long-crowing fowl from Niigata Prefecture); cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
organized crime group; yakuza group; police unit handling organized crime groups
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
parentheses; round brackets
official price
moneyed man
round menko
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
Maruzen (publisher)
parentheses; round brackets
parentheses; round brackets
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
round back (book spine)
round paper lantern
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
gouge; scorper; scauper
true-or-false style (e.g. a test)
tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings
round menko
citron (Citrus medica)
three concentric circles; triple circle
complete victory; clean record
complete defeat
circular knitting machine
Marubeni Corporation; Marubeni
round steel bar
(vegetables) pickled whole
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
embossed venus (Venus toreuma)
Marunouchi Station (Nagoya)
Shiromaru Station
Examples (7 in total)
A full three days passed like that.
Red circles on the map mark schools.
I was guided to the round table by the clerk.