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JLPT N1 · Verb

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

  1. to make round; to roll up; to curl up · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to seduce; to cajole; to explain away · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to round off (a fraction) · ichidan verb, transitive
  4. to shave (one's head) · ichidan verb, transitive
  5. to lump together · ichidan verb, transitive · archaic

Example sentences

より寒い日には、体を丸めたり、雪の中に穴を掘ったりする。
On colder days, they curl up or dig a hole in the snow.
Tatoeba #192712

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.

FormJapaneseReading
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

丸
round, full (month), perfectionガン・まる・まる.める · 3 strokes

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.