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 |
