漢字道KANJIDO

3 strokesRadical

9Elementary year 23 strokesRadical
On
ガン
Kun
まる・まる(い)
Meaning
round, circle

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ガン丸薬・弾丸・砲丸
まる丸・丸太・丸洗い
まるい丸い・丸み・丸さ

Compare: 円い

まるめる丸める

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

丸を かきます。

I draw a circle.

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