Keyword
circle
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig44
Readings
まる
(76%)
がん
(14%)
まろ
(9%)
Composed of
nine
droplet
Mnemonic

Nine drops to make a circle.

Used in kanji (6 in total)
vigor
heat
devoted
art [old]
Used in vocabulary (310 in total)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
bullet; shot; shell
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
the whole day; all the day
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
in unison; as one; united
unarmed; without weapons
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
perfect circle; cute
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
round; spherical; circular
in a circle (ring)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
testicle; testicles; testes
one lump; one body; one group
roundish; sort of round
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
round face; moon face
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
perfect circle; cute
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
perfectly round; perfectly circular
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
the whole day; all the day
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
buzz cut; close crop
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
outer citadel
eating (something) whole
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
circular window; round window
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
copying in entirety (verbatim)
the whole year; all the year
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
outermost region of the castle
total fire loss; completely burned
log cabin; blockhouse
rounded handwriting
boulder; cobble
round shape; circle; circular form
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
perfectly round; perfectly circular
black spot; black dot; bull's-eye; middle dot; interpunct
bisected-circle seal
round shape; circle; circular form
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole; washing (something) in its entirety; washing thoroughly
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
flag with a red circle on a white background; national flag of Japan
fishball; meatball; pill
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to mark a correct answer with a circle
in its entirety; whole
round-necked (T-shirt)
rotund; plump; chubby
rounding
round collar (of Western clothing)
one-piece sash
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
eating (something) whole
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
round pillar (esp. in buildings)
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
the whole week; all the week
Sesshomaru (character in the anime Inuyasha)
eating (something) whole
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
round plate
komaru (type of playing cards)
circular saw; buzz saw
round bar (of metal, etc.)
sudden increase (e.g. in ranking, popularity or sales); rapid rise (e.g. to fame or power)
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
Marunouchi Station (Nagoya)
round-bottom
plump; chubby
to make a snowball
whole night; all night
cross in a circle
reciter's book; complete set of books
whirlwind tour; one-day trip
circular saw; buzz saw
raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine
bullet climb; climbing a mountain (esp. Mt. Fuji) without recommended rest along the way
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
a monk's earnings are pure profit (due to needing no capital and having no expenses)
confidential; secret; classified
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
Cyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
corner rounder; corner cutter; rounding the corners of pages (e.g. during bookbinding); rounded corners
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
very fast train; bullet train
whole dried small fish; whole dried daikon
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
the whole month; all the month
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
line drive shot; line-drive bullet; scorcher
rounded handwriting
full memorization; full memorisation
parentheses; round brackets
pill made from various animal ingredients (incl. musk, toad venom, cow bezoars, etc.) used as a cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine
Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
mapping pen
monopolizing; monopolising; monopolization; monopolisation
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
circular saw; buzz saw
plump; buxom; chubby
convex roof tile
Japanese semiconductor industry
seirogan; beechwood extract popular as a herbal treatment for diarrhoea (diarrhea), etc.
round paper lantern
roundish; sort of round
taking turns reading out loud
bouffant cloth cap (traditionally worn by old people and monks)
the whole month; all the month
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
gouge; scorper; scauper
orchitis; inflammation of the testes
Daimaru; Daimaru (Japanese department store chain)
expressway; superhighway
three dimensional sculpture
Maruyama vaccine (said to be effective against leprosy, cancer and cutaneous tuberculosis)
starch-based portable ration pill used by ninja and soldiers
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
official price
complete baldness
the whole month; all the month
braiding stand with a circular top
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa; vessel made from logs, e.g. large dugout canoe
buzz cut; close crop
round sans-serif typeface; round gothic typeface
cylindrical paper lantern
tōmaru (breed of long-crowing fowl from Niigata Prefecture); cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
a monk's earnings are pure profit (due to needing no capital and having no expenses)
the whole month; all the month
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
moneyed man
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
tax-free small-sum savings system (often used by the elderly and the disabled); non-tax plan for small savings
full view; plain sight; completely visible
bedpan; chamber pot; potty
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
round menko
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
organized crime group; yakuza group; police unit handling organized crime groups
parentheses; round brackets
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
in its entirety; whole; wholly
testicle; testicles; testes
in its entirety; whole; wholly
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
light torso armour opening at the right, originally used for infantry combat; dō-maru
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
rotund; plump; chubby
to end amicably for everyone involved; to be resolved to everyone's satisfaction; to be settled without hard feelings on any side
eating (something) whole
tax inspection division; tax inspector; tax dick; tax inspection
round plate
Maruzen (publisher)
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
the whole month; all the month
bullet wound; gunshot wound
round back (book spine)
parentheses; round brackets
parentheses; round brackets
copyright symbol; copyright sign; copyright
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
bumblebee (Bombus sp.); bumble bee
round paper lantern
number enclosed within a circle (symbol)
Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus)
top-secret data; confidential documents
gouge; scorper; scauper
cylindrical bamboo cage for keeping tōmaru fowl; netting-covered bamboo cage used to transport criminals (Edo period)
true-or-false style (e.g. a test)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
round burial mound
round menko
in a circle; amicably
round gimlet
round steel bar
complete victory; clean record
complete defeat
to do sweet-talk
to do sweet-talk
circular knitting machine
hail of bullets; heavy bombardment
to be united; to act as a single body
citron (Citrus medica)
eave-end roof tile (comprising a convex semi-cylindrical tile and a decorative pendant)
wooden transport ship used on Lake Biwa
epididymitis; inflammation of the epididymis
cryptorchidism; undescended testicle
deformed bar; deformed round bar
harsh words make the going rough; consider your words; (lit.) a round egg can be cut into a square
testicular torsion; torsion of the testis; rotatis testis
testicular torsion; torsion of the testis
rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
something spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; (lit.) eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotum
thighbone (esp. in pigs); femur
O mark (indicating a correct answer, agreement, approval, etc.)
mashiningan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed as a laxative
keishibukuryōgan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological disorders
(vegetables) pickled whole
(vegetables) pickled whole
Marubeni Corporation; Marubeni
Shiromaru Station
Mount Maru (Esan)
Japanese flowering ash (Fraxinus sieboldiana)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
leafy lespedeza (Lespedeza cyrtobotrya)
Bombus ignitus (species of bumblebee)
common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
Disanthus cercidifolius (species of witch-hazel)
Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
embossed venus (Venus toreuma)
Chlorophthalmus borealis (species of greeneye)
softstem bulrush (Scirpus tabernaemontani)
African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
Examples (60 in total)
Red circles on the map mark schools.
She gazed with wide eyes.
He was killed by a single bullet.