The Japanese Radical: 丸


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round    丸

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT 2Joyo 5
energy, force, power
ikioi, SEI
Top left: earth , eight , earth/soil ; right: round (sth. nine--sided needs an extra accent to become round.), below: force, strength
Eight layers of soil piled up all around with effort need a lot of energy.  
JLPT 3Joyo 4
heat, temperature, fever
atsui, NETSU
Top left: earth , eight , earth , right: round (sth. nine--sided needs an extra stroke to become round.), bottom: fire
Earth in eight layers around the fire: This will be a heat.  
JLPT 3Joyo 2
round, circle, ball
maru, marui, GAN
Nine , additional stroke
A nine-sided shape needs an additional stroke to become round.  
JLPT 1Joyo 6
ripen, mature, cooked
JUKU
Top: receive/pleased (The tall child has received and is pleased.), round (sth. nine--sided needs an extra accent to become round.), bottom: fire
The tall children around the fire have ripened/matured.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
tenacious, grasp, transact, obsession, persistence
toru, SHITSU, SHŪ
Left: happiness (Between two earths / is the happiness), right: round (Sth. nine--sided needs an extra stroke to become round.)
(It slips out of our hands too easily:) As happiness is round, you have to grasp it tenaciously.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
Juku, private cram school
JUKU
Top left: receive, pleased (the tall child has received and is pleased), round (sth. nine--sided needs an extra accent to become round.), below: earth
Big children around the earth need the cram school.  
JLPT -Joyo 7
seriousness, earnestly, gift
SHI
Top: tenacious, persistent (As happiness is round , you have to grasp it tenaciously.) [happy = Between two earths / is the happiness], bottom: hand
Happiness is round in your hands if you are serious and sincere.  

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