丸める (marumeru)
丸める (まるめる, marumeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to make round; to roll up”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まるめる
- Romaji
- marumeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to make round; to roll up; to curl up · ichidan verb, transitive
- to seduce; to cajole; to explain away · ichidan verb, transitive
- to round off (a fraction) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to shave (one's head) · ichidan verb, transitive
- to lump together · ichidan verb, transitive · archaic
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 丸める
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 丸める | まるめる marumeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 丸めます | まるめます marumemasu |
| Negative | 丸めない | まるめない marumenai |
| Polite negative | 丸めません | まるめません marumemasen |
| Past | 丸めた | まるめた marumeta |
| Polite past | 丸めました | まるめました marumemashita |
| Negative past | 丸めなかった | まるめなかった marumenakatta |
| Te-form | 丸めて | まるめて marumete |
| Potential | 丸められる | まるめられる marumerareru |
| Passive | 丸められる | まるめられる marumerareru |
| Causative | 丸めさせる | まるめさせる marumesaseru |
| Volitional | 丸めよう | まるめよう marumeyou |
| Imperative | 丸めろ | まるめろ marumero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 丸めれば | まるめれば marumereba |
Kanji in 丸める
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 丸める.
丸いまるいround丸まるcircle丸々まるまるplump丸ごとまるごとin its entirety日の丸ひのまるred or gold circle representing the Sun真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly round
Source: JMdict entry 1216300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.