How to say circle in Japanese

JLPTN3
丸☆【まるmaru】円

noun:

noun / prefix noun:

  • entirety; whole; full; complete

noun:

  • money; dough; moola - slang
  • enclosure inside a castle's walls - esp. 丸
  • soft-shelled turtle - Kansai dialect ➜ スッポン

suffix:

  • suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc. - esp. 丸 ➜ 麻呂

Example Sentences

チャブ台CHABUdaiをwo囲んでkakonde一家団欒ikkadanranしているshiteiru。
The family is sitting in a happy circle around the dining table.
僕bokuはha文学bungakuのno団体dantaiにni所属shozokuしているshiteiru。
I belong to the literary circle.
彼kare本人honninはha好人物koujinbutsuなんだnandaがga、そのsono取り巻きtorimakiがgaどうもdoumoいけないikenaiねne。
I really like him, but not his circle of friends.
彼女kanojoはha鉛筆enpitsuでde紙kamiにni円enをwo描いたegaita。
She drew a circle on a piece of paper with a pencil.
彼らkareraはha彼kareをwo仲間nakamaからkaraはずすhazusuことkotoにni決めたkimeta。
They decided to exclude him from their circle.

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