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
Kanji used
circle
Pitch accent
Top 2700
Used in vocabulary (156 in total)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
in its entirety; whole; wholly
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
the whole day; all the day
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
inner citadel; core; center; centre
unarmed; without weapons
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; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
perfect circle; cute
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
outer citadel
close-cropped head; bald hill
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
the whole day; all the day
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
circular window; round window
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
bisected-circle seal
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
outermost region of the castle
boulder; cobble
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
copying in entirety (verbatim)
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
total fire loss; completely burned
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
the whole year; all the year
rounded handwriting
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
round shape; circle; circular form
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
rounding
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
round shape; circle; circular form
round-necked (T-shirt)
in its entirety; whole
in a circle; amicably
to mark a correct answer with a circle
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
one-piece sash
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
round collar (of Western clothing)
komaru (type of playing cards)
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
round bar (of metal, etc.)
the whole week; all the week
parentheses; round brackets
plump; chubby
cross in a circle
whole night; all night
circular saw; buzz saw
confidential; secret; classified
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
rounded handwriting
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)
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
monopolizing; monopolising; monopolization; monopolisation
mapping pen
reciter's book; complete set of books
full memorization; full memorisation
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
circular saw; buzz saw
plump; buxom; chubby
round paper lantern
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
complete baldness
cylindrical paper lantern
braiding stand with a circular top
official price
the whole month; all the month
gouge; scorper; scauper
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
full view; plain sight; completely visible
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
yakuza group
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
parentheses; round brackets
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
round menko
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
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
moneyed man
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)
complete victory; clean record
complete defeat
circular knitting machine
round steel bar
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
bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
embossed venus (Venus toreuma)
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.