# 丸 — circle; round

丸 means “circle; round”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: ガン (gan). Kun'yomi: まる (maru). You'll see it in words such as 丸い (marui, “round; circular”).

- Meaning: circle; round
- On'yomi: ガン (gan)
- Kun'yomi: まる (maru)
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Shapes

## How to remember 丸

Parts: 九 nine · 丶 drop

## Words with 丸

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 丸い | まるい (marui) | round; circular |
| 丸み | まるみ (marumi) | roundness; rotundity |
| 丸々 | まるまる (marumaru) | plump; rotund |

## More in the “Shapes” set

[線](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/line/) · [環](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ring/) · [形](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shape/) · [型](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/model/) · [丸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circle/) · [周](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/circumference/) · [角](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/corner/)

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