丸(まる)み

まるみ

noun

roundness; mellowness

appearance personality

1. roundness; rounded shape

The quality of being round or having curved edges. Used for physical shapes.

この石(いし)は丸(まる)みがある。

This stone has a rounded shape.

デザインに丸(まる)みを持(も)たせた。

I gave the design a rounded feel.

角(かど)を削(けず)って丸(まる)みを出(だ)すと、やさしい印象(いんしょう)になる。

If you shave the corners to create roundness, it gives a softer impression.

2. mellowness; softness; gentleness

A figurative sense describing a softened or gentler quality in personality, tone, or flavor.

年(とし)を取(と)って性格(せいかく)に丸(まる)みが出(で)た。

With age, his personality has mellowed.

このワインは丸(まる)みのある味(あじ)わいだ。

This wine has a mellow flavor.

彼(かれ)の話(はな)し方(かた)には丸(まる)みがあって、聞(き)いていて心地(ここち)よい。

There's a gentleness to the way he speaks, and it's pleasant to listen to.

Usage

Formed from the adjective 丸(まる)い with the suffix ～み, which turns adjectives into nouns expressing the quality (like 甘(あま)み from 甘(あま)い). Can describe both physical roundness and figurative softness.

Common collocations

丸(まる)みがある (to have roundness; to be mellow)
丸(まる)みを帯(お)びる (to take on a rounded shape)
丸(まる)みを出(だ)す (to add roundness)
性格(せいかく)に丸(まる)みが出(で)る (one's personality mellows)

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Added 2026.3.21 10:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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