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JLPT N3 · Noun

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

  1. circle · noun
  2. entirety; whole; full; complete · noun, prefix noun
  3. money; dough; moola · noun · slang
  4. enclosure inside a castle's walls · noun · esp. 丸
  5. 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.
Tatoeba #215482
我々は丸一ヶ月間、ブロードウェーで出演予定です。
We're booked for the whole month on Broadway.
Tatoeba #185926

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 円

円
circle, yen, roundエン・まる.い・まる · 4 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 円.

円周えんしゅうcircumference楕円だえんellipse円滑えんかつsmooth円満えんまんharmonious真ん円いまんまるいperfectly round

Source: JMdict entry 1216250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.