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JLPT N5 · Size, shape & speed

丸い

まるい

round

Stroke order of 丸い

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

丸 · 3 strokesい · 2 strokes

Memory trick

A bent stroke with a dot rolling: a round shape.

Parts: 丸 round (single kanji) + い

The characters in 丸い

  • 丸 まる — circle (3 strokes)
  • い い — i (2 strokes)

Example sentence

丸いテーブルがほしいです。

まるいてーぶるがほしいです。

I want a round table.

Words with 丸

丸circle

More words: Size, shape & speed

低いlow; short短いshort軽いlight (weight)太いthick; fat細いthin; slender狭いnarrow; small (space)四角いsquare厚いthick薄いthin; weak速いfast遅いslow; late暗いdark

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