Japanese word

丸める

Pronunciation

Romajimarumeru

Meaning

  • verbroll up

Example

紙を丸めます。kami o maru me ma su

I roll up the paper.

Illustration for 丸める (roll up)

More examples

使い終わったポスターを丸めて、棚にしまいます。tsuka i o wa tta po su tā o maru me te tana ni shi ma i ma su

I roll up the poster after using it and put it on the shelf.

Core concept

Describes bringing an object or body into a compact form with a rounded shape.

Common phrases

  • 紙を丸めるkami o maru me ru

    roll up paper

  • 毛布を丸めるmō fu o maru me ru

    roll up a blanket

  • 地図を丸めるchi zu o maru me ru

    roll up a map

Similar words

巻くmaku: To wind something around itself or another object, often forming a roll.
畳むtatamu: To make an object smaller by folding its parts together.

Definition in Japanese

平らな物を巻いたり折ったりして丸くする。また、体を縮めて丸い姿勢にする。tai ra na mono o ma i ta ri o tta ri shi te maru ku su ru ma ta karada o chiji me te maru i shi sei ni su ru

Word origin

丸める (marumeru) consists of 丸 (maru, "round shape") and the native suffix める (meru, "make ..."), which gives the sense of making something round.

Usage tips

  • Japanese also uses this verb when reducing a number to a simpler value, such as changing 3.14 to 3.1 in a calculation.

Other meanings

  • make roundverb
  • curl upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 丸め方marumekataway of rolling upnoun

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