Kanji

What does the kanji 丸 mean?

丸 means round, circle; pill; whole, entire. On'yomi ガン. Kun'yomi まる、まる.める、まる.い.

Quick facts
On'yomi	ガン
Kun'yomi	まる、まる.める、まる.い
Strokes	3
Main radical	丶
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N2

丸On'yomi ガンKun'yomi まる、まる.める、まる.い

N2 · estimated, JLPT framework3 strokes

round, circle; pill; whole, entire

Memory hook

One stroke curling round a small point until it is a ball — ROUND, PILL, WHOLE.

Main radical

丶dot stroke 1 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 3 strokes

1
2
3

Common words

丸まるcircle; a circle mark
丸いまるいround
丸めるまるめるto round (something) into a ball, to roll up; to round (a number)
丸い; 円いまるいround

More words with this kanji

丸々まるまるentirely, completely; plump, round
丸ごとまるごとwhole, entire, as is
日の丸ひのまるthe Japanese national flag, the rising-sun flag
真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly round

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