Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 丸

丸

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Meaning

 round, circle, ball

Pronunciation

 GAN
maru, marui

Explanation

 Nine 九, additional stroke 丶

Mnemonic

A nine-sided shape needs an additional stroke to become round.

Radicals

丶 stroke for emphasis(The stroke for emphasis is used to give an emphasis to a particular item.)
丸 round
九 nine
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Vocabulary

丸い まるい round/circular/spherical
弾丸 だんがん bullet, shot
丸ごと まるごと in its entirety, whole, wholly
丸める まるめる to make round, to round off, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce
丸々 まるまる completely
日の丸 ひのまる the Japanese flag
真ん丸い まんまるい perfectly circular
丸 まる circle, full (month), perfection

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