Memory phrase for the Kanji: 丸


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Meaning

round, circle, ball

Pronunciation

GAN
maru, marui

Explanation

Nine , additional stroke

Mnemonic

A nine-sided shape needs an additional stroke to become round.

Radicals

stroke for emphasisThe stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item.
round
nine
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Vocabulary

 丸い  まるい  round/circular/spherical
 弾丸  だんがん  bullet, shot
 丸ごと  まるごと  in its entirety, whole, wholly
 丸める  まるめる  to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce
 丸々  まるまる  completely
 日の丸  ひのまる  the Japanese flag
 真ん丸い  まんまるい  perfectly circular
 丸  まる  circle, full (month), perfection

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