Today’s Kanji is “丸” (maru); Kanji for “round”.
Handwritten Kanji “丸” (maru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “丸”
漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
丸 | ガン まる まる-い まる-める |
gan maru maru-i maru-meru |
3 | 丶 | round |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “丸”
Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
丸いおにぎり | まるいおにぎり | marui onigiri | round rice ball |
トマトを丸かじりする | とまとをまるかじりする | tomato wo marukajiri suru | biting into a whole tomate |
丸投げする | まるなげする | marunage suru | To leave all the work |