► 副詞
丸で [まるで] meaning: as if rank: 1
☆ 彼女は丸で別人のように見える ⇨ She looks as if she is a different, new, person
☆ 街は丸で爆撃を受けたかのように壊滅していた ⇨ The town was destroyed as if it had been bombed
丸で [まるで] meaning: completely rank: 1
☆ 彼は人に迷惑をかけていることに丸で気が付いていない ⇨ He is totally unaware that he is causing so much troubles for others
☆ 想像していたのと丸で違う ⇨ It is completely different from what I had imagined
丸っきり [まるっきり] [coll] [peer] meaning: completely rank: 2
☆ これは最初の約束と丸っきり違う ⇨ This is completely different from the initial promise (☛ Usually accompanied by negative expressions)
☆ 何を言っているのか丸っきり分からない ⇨ I have no idea what he is talking about (☛ Usually accompanied by negative expressions, so you don’t say “丸っ切り分かる”)
► 動詞
丸める [まるめる] meaning: round rank: 2
☆ 彼は数字を丸めた ⇨ He rounded the numbers
☆ 彼は紙を丸めてゴミ箱に投げた ⇨ He crumpled a sheet into a ball and throw it in the trash can
☆ 彼は頭を丸めた ⇨ He rounded his head, had a buzzcut, shaved his hair
丸め込む [(4)まるめこむ] [coll] meaning: persuade rank: 3
☆ 私は最初はそのつもりはなかったが彼に丸め込まれてしまった ⇨ I hadn’t meant to at first, but got persuaded by him (☛ Persuade, often by sweet talking)
丸まる [まるまる] meaning: curl rank: 4
☆ 犬が丸まって寝ている ⇨ The dog is sleeping curled up
► 名詞
丸 [(2)まる] meaning: circle rank: 1
☆ 答えを丸で囲んで下さい ⇨ Circle your answer
☆ 車輪は丸だ ⇨ A wheel is a circle
丸 [(2)まる] [coll] meaning: true rank: 1
☆ 丸かバツで答えて下さい ⇨ Answer true or false
丸 [(2)まる] meaning: zero rank: 1
☆ 最後の三桁はご・まる・さんだ ⇨ The last three digits are 503
丸ごと [まるごと] meaning: whole rank: 2
☆ 象はバナナを丸ごと食べた ⇨ The elephant ate the whole bananas (with peels)
丸み [まるみ] meaning: round rank: 3
☆ 縁は少し丸みを帯びている ⇨ The edges have slight roundness, are slightly rounded
► 形容詞
丸い [(2)まるい] [coll] meaning: friendly rank: 1
☆ 彼は年を取って大分性格が丸くなった ⇨ He has mellowed quite a bit as he got older
丸い [(2)まるい] [丸く収める] [coll] meaning: friendly rank: 1
☆ 彼は何とか場を丸く収めようとした ⇨ He tried to have everybody resolve the issue amicably
丸い [(2)まるい] meaning: round rank: 1
☆ 彼は丸い顔をしている ⇨ He has a round face
☆ 猫が丸くなって寝ている ⇨ A cat is curled up and sleeping
丸っこい [(4)まるっこい] meaning: round rank: 3
☆ 彼女は丸っこい顔をしている ⇨ She has a round face (☛ Usually suggests cuteness)