丸


This is the kanji for round. It can also mean to make round or form into a ball. It is also used as a suffix for ships.

on readings:
  • gan
kun readings:
  • maru
examples:
弾丸 dangan projectile, bullet, shell
丸薬 gan'yaku pill
日の丸 Hi No Maru Rising Sun Flag
開南丸 Kainan Maru Japanese Antactic expedition ship (1910-12)
小林丸 Kobayashi Maru Star Trek training exercise with an unsavable ship
丸 maru a circle
丸い marui round
丸太小屋 marutagoya log cabin
日本丸 Nihon-maru the ship Nihon

links:
Kobayashi Maru
Kainan Maru
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Last Alteration Performed: 30 September 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.