- 丸い — round
- 丸ごと — whole / entirely
- 丸太 — log / timber
- 丸薬 — pill
- 弾丸 — bullet
- 一丸 — one united body
- 丸裸 — stark naked / completely exposed
- 丸める — to make round; to roll up
This character conveys both “roundness” and “wholeness.” You’ll see it in simple shape words like 丸 い, and also in expressions like 丸ごと — meaning “entirely” or “as a whole.”
