円 (maru)
円 (まる, maru) is a Japanese noun meaning “circle”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- まる
- Romaji
- maru
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- circle · noun
- entirety; whole; full; complete · noun, prefix noun
- money; dough; moola · noun · slang
- enclosure inside a castle's walls · noun · esp. 丸
- soft-shelled turtle · noun
Example sentences
ジョンとキャシーは興味も性格も違う。その二人を一緒にさせようとするのは丸穴に角釘を打つようなものだ。
John and Cathy have different tastes and different characters. Trying to get them together is like putting a square peg in a round hole.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 円
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 円.
Source: JMdict entry 1216250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.