Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
まる
Grade: 2
まる
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
丸丸
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Etymology 1 edit

Reduplication of (まる) (maru)

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

(まる)(まる) (marumaru

  1. entirely, completely, wholly
    Synonyms: 全く, 全体
    (まち)(まる)(まる)(かい)(へん)された
    machi ga marumaru kaihen sareta
    the street was altered completely

Etymology 2 edit

Adverb edit

(まる)(まる) (marumaru

  1. plump, rotund, chubby
    (まる)(まる)(ふと)った
    marumaru futotta
    being chubby

Verb edit

(まる)(まる)する (marumaru surusuru (stem (まる)(まる) (marumaru shi), past (まる)(まる)した (marumaru shita))

  1. to be plump, rotund, chubby
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Written in the form of (まる)(まる) (marumaru)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(まる)(まる) (marumaru

  1. symbol used as a placeholder
    (まる)(まる)()
    marumaru ga suki
    I like (something something)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN