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丸 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「丶」

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9Elementary year 2 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「丶」

On: ガンがん · gan
Kun: まる・まる(い)maru · maru(i)
Meaning: round, circle

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STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Said to come from a person curling up — something round.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onガンがんgan	丸薬がんやく弾丸だんがん砲丸ほうがん
Kunまるmaru	丸まる丸太まるた丸洗いまるあらい
Kunまるいmarui	丸いまりい丸みまるみ丸さまるさ Compare: 円い
Kunまるめるmarumeru	丸めるまるめる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

丸太まるた
log
日の丸ひのまる
Japan's flag

More words with this kanji

咸臨丸かんりんまる
丸めるまるめる
睾丸こうがん
睾丸炎こうがんえん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

丸(まる)をかきます。

I draw a circle.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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Reading

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