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Kanji Lesson 16: 広太細丸長元 173

 16-4. Completely (丸)

丸 means “round” in many words but it is also used in other heavily used
words that mean “completely” on “entirely”.

(丸) Used to show ENTIRE periods of time

a whole month an entire year

丸一ヶ月 丸一年

まる・いっ・か・げつ まる・いち・ねん

an entire day a complete hour
丸一日 丸一時間

まる・いち・にち まる・いち・じ・かん

(丸) Used to show words that show completeness

completely revealed, exposed completely (adverb)

丸出し 丸っきり

まる・だし まる・っきり

complete ruin copying in entirety

丸つぶれ 丸写し

まる・つぶれ まる・うつし

rote memorization, rote learning full view, plain site

丸暗記 丸見え

まる・あんき まる・みえ

BONUS: In the same way ships are often named SS Minnow with the “SS” in
front of the boat name, Japanese often name boats with 丸 (まる) at the end.

BONUS #2: The red circle on the Japanese flag is called 日の丸 (ひのまる)
and it means “the sun”.