丸

丸 — readings, stroke count and radical

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象形。人が屈み丸まる姿。「かがむ」を意味する漢語｛宛｝を表す字。のち仮借して「まる」を意味する漢語｛丸｝に用いる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

On (Sino-Japanese)

Kun (native)

Nanori (used in names)

Other languages

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Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻丿⿹㇈丶

丸刈りまるがりbuzz cut, close crop
丸太まるたまるたを参照。マルタの日本語による漢字表記の1つ。log, dace (Tribolodon hakonensis), test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII)
丸いまるいround, circular, spherical, curved
丸ごとまるごとin its entirety, whole, wholly
丸みまるみroundness, rotundity, mellowness, maturity
丸々まるまるplump, rotund, chubby, entirely
丸めるまるめるto make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce
丸まるまる。○。（まる）古人の人名や船の名前などに用いる。（ガン）丸く固めた薬の名称に用いる。circle, entirety, whole, full
丸でまるで「まるで」参照。as if, as though, just like, much as
丸まるまるまるto become rounded, to roll into a ball
丸っきりまるっきりcompletely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all
丸め込むまるめこむ「まるめこむ」の漢字表記。to coax, to cajole, to wheedle, to win over
丸抱えまるがかえcompletely financed, sponsored, under patronage
丸腰まるごしunarmed, without weapons
丸出しまるだし(fully) exposed, bare, uncovered, in full view
丸裸まるはだか「まるはだか」の漢字表記。being stark-naked, having no possessions, losing all one's belongings
丸木まるきlog
丸顔まるがおround face, moon face
丸見えまるみえfull view, plain sight, completely visible
丸本まるぼんreciter's book, complete set of books

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.