丸々

Japanese

Kanji in this term
まる
Grade: 2
まる
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
丸丸
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Etymology 1

Reduplication of (まる) (maru)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) るまる [màrúmárú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

(まる)(まる) • (marumaru) 

  1. entirely, completely, wholly
    Synonyms: 全く, 全体
    (まち)(まる)(まる)(かい)(へん)された
    machi ga marumaru kaihen sareta
    the street was altered completely

Etymology 2

  • (Tokyo) るま [màrúmáꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Adverb

(まる)(まる) • (marumaru) 

  1. plump, rotund, chubby
    (まる)(まる)(ふと)った
    marumaru futotta
    being chubby

Verb

(まる)(まる)する • (marumaru suru) suru (stem (まる)(まる) (marumaru shi), past (まる)(まる)した (marumaru shita))

  1. to be plump, rotund, chubby
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Written in the form of (まる)(まる) (marumaru)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) るまる [màrúmárú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

(まる)(まる) • (marumaru) 

  1. symbol used as a placeholder
    (まる)(まる)()
    marumaru ga suki
    I like (something something)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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