[丸] Handwritten Kanji for round and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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