1.
circle
A round shape or figure.
丸を描く。
To draw a circle.
正しい答えに丸をつける。
Put a circle mark on the correct answer.
月が真ん丸だ。
The moon is perfectly round.
2.
whole, entire
Used as a prefix meaning complete or whole.
丸ごと食べる。
To eat something whole.
丸一日かかった。
It took a whole day.
りんごを丸かじりした。
I bit into the apple whole.
丸 means circle or round.
USES:
- ○: the circle mark used for "correct" in Japan
- 丸い: round (adjective)
- 丸ごと: whole, entirely
IN NAMES:
The suffix 丸 appears in ship names (e.g., 日本丸) and traditional boys' names.
COMPOUNDS:
- 真ん丸: perfectly round
- 丸太: log