丸

• 読み: まる
• ローマ字: maru
• 漢字の分解: 丸 (maru/gan) — circle, round, whole
• 発音: /ma.ɾɯ/

意味

Circle; round shape; full (as in a complete month or day). Also used as the circle mark for 'correct.'

A noun with multiple uses. As a shape, it refers to circles and round objects. In Japanese education, 丸 (○) is the mark for a correct answer, opposite of × (batsu). It also appears in expressions like 丸一日 (a whole day) and 丸ごと (entirely). As a suffix, it traditionally appears in ship names like 日本丸.

例文

1. 先生がテストに丸をつけてくれた。
2. 丸一日かけてレポートを書いた。
3. このケーキは丸い形に焼いてください。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, shapes, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 丸 depicts a person crouching into a ball shape. Originally meant 'round' or 'to make round,' later extended to mean completeness and wholeness.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal