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Kanji Grade 2 - 丸

Kanji character Grade 2 丸. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 丸
About
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Kun: まる、 まる.める、 まる.い
On: ガン
3 strokes
Radical: dot 丶
Parts: 丶 九
 
Onyomi
丸 【ガン】 fishball, meatball, pill
丸剤 【ガンザイ】 pill
一丸 【イチガン】 one lump, one body, one group
雷丸 【ライガン】 raigan (Omphalia lapidescens), parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
 
Kunyomi
丸 【まる】 circle, entirety, whole, full, complete, money, dough, moola, enclosure inside a castle's walls, soft-shelled turtle, suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
本丸 【ほんまる】 inner citadel, core, center, centre, focus, crux
鳳凰丸 【ほうおうまる】 Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
丸める 【まるめる】 to make round, to roll up, to curl up, to seduce, to cajole, to explain away, to round off (a fraction), to lump together
丸い 【まるい】 round, circular, spherical, curved, smooth, harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable
丸石 【まるいし】 boulder, cobble