Japanese

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

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Reduplication of (まる) (maru)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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(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

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Adverb

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(まる)(まる) (marumaru

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

Verb

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(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
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Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(まる)(まる) (marumaru

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

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN