# 丸 round

九 (the number 9) + 一 (one/line radical)
★★★★☆
3 strokes
PN

## Onyomi

GAN | GHANDI had round glasses.

## Mnemonic

| This is basically 9 (九)　plus one stroke. Nine plus one equals ten, which is a round number. Sorry, that's the best I could do.

## Kunyomi

まる | circle ★★★★☆
まる＊い | circular ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

日の丸(ひのまる) | the Japanese flag. ★★☆☆☆ 日 (sun, day) + 丸 (round) = 日の丸 (the Japanese flag.)
弾丸(だんがん) | bullet ★☆☆☆☆ 弾 (bullet / play guitar / bounce) + 丸 (round) = 弾丸 (bullet)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
刃 | blade | SWORD | 刀
丸 | round | HOOK |

Blade comes from the SWORD radical, which makes sense.

'Round' comes from 9, which has a HOOK on the right side. (the right side of blade turns outwards).

So you can say, "I can hang nine round donuts on the HOOK."

## Used In

- 熟
- 執
- 塾
- 勢
- 熱

## Synonyms

circular 丸 円