JLPT N2 · 3 strokes
Kanji 丸: "round, full (month), perfection"
The kanji 丸 means "round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ガン in on'yomi and まる, まる.める, まる.い in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ガン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まるまる.めるまる.い
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 2 |
| Frequency rank | 542 of 2,501 |
Common words with 丸
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 丸でas if; as though; just like; much as · (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; (not) a bit
- 丸circle · entirety; whole; full; complete
- 丸いround; circular; spherical · curved; smooth
- 目を丸くするécarquiller les yeux (de surprise), être stupéfait
- 丸めるto make round; to roll up; to curl up · to seduce; to cajole; to explain away
- 弾丸bullet; shot; shell
- 丸ごとin its entirety; whole; wholly
- 丸出し(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view
- 丸っきりcompletely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
- 丸見えfull view; plain sight; completely visible
- 丸くなるto mellow (e.g. personality) · to be rounded
- 丸太log · dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
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