まる
Meanings
Noun
1. circle
2. entirety; whole; full; complete
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
Pitch accent
Top 11000
Used in vocabulary (139 in total)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in its entirety; whole; wholly
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
perfect circle; cute
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
the whole day; all the day
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
full view; plain sight; completely visible
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
round; spherical; circular
the whole year; all the year
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
in a circle; amicably
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
inner citadel; core; center; centre
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
the whole day; all the day
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
confidential; secret; classified
plump; chubby
cylindrical paper lantern
round shape; circle; circular form
circular window; round window
full view; plain sight; completely visible
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in its entirety; whole
close-cropped head; bald hill
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
rounding
reciter's book; complete set of books
log bridge
plump; buxom; chubby
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
total fire loss; completely burned
bisected-circle seal
circular saw; buzz saw
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
to mark a correct answer with a circle
unarmed; without weapons
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
round shield; buckler
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
copying in entirety (verbatim)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
yakuza group
round-necked (T-shirt)
one-piece sash
round collar (of Western clothing)
round mirror
state of extreme rage
monopolizing; monopolising; monopolization; monopolisation
mapping pen
full memorization; full memorisation
round back (book spine)
moneyed man
the whole day; all the day
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
outer citadel
the whole year; all the year
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
outermost region of the castle
boulder; cobble
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
rounded handwriting
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
rounded handwriting
round tray
circular saw; buzz saw
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
komaru (type of playing cards)
round bar (of metal, etc.)
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
state of extreme rage
the whole week; all the week
parentheses; round brackets
parentheses; round brackets
parentheses; round brackets
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
cross in a circle
the whole month; all the month
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
whole night; all night
full memorization; full memorisation
round hole
biker gang
cut bamboo
braiding stand with a circular top
official price
bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
round paper lantern
complete baldness
rustic work
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
grindstone
gouge; scorper; scauper
the whole month; all the month
tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
round menko
round menko
round steel bar
complete victory; clean record
complete defeat
circular knitting machine
citron (Citrus medica)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
embossed venus (Venus toreuma)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
I wish the same for myself
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Maruyama Station
Marunouchi Station (Nagoya)
Shiromaru Station
Examples (3 in total)
Red circles on the map mark schools.
Julien wears round glasses, like John Lennon.
I bought this book at Maruzen Bookstore.