Vocabulary

What does 丸める (まるめる, marumeru) mean?

丸める (まるめる, marumeru) means to round up/off, roll into a ball.

Quick facts
Readingまるめる
Romajimarumeru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
まるめる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmarumeru

to round up/off, roll into a ball

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to make round; to roll up; to curl up
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to seduce; to cajole; to explain away
  3. 3ichidan verb · transitive to round off (a fraction)
  4. 4ichidan verb · transitive to shave (one's head)
  5. 5ichidan verb · transitive to lump together

Example sentences

  • Round off the number at the decimal point.

  • I crumpled up the paper and threw it in the trash can.

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.