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丸い
円い
Readings

marui
まろい
maroi

Out-dated or obsolete kana usage
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects
round, circular, spherical

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
curved, smooth

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
See also: 丸く収まる
harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 丸い
is [x]
丸くない
is not [x]
Past 丸かった
was [x]
丸くなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative 丸くて
is [x] and...
丸くなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: ガン KUN: まる, まる.める, まる.い
round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away

Stroke: 3 Grade: 2 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 4-3-4 FC: 5001.1


ON: エン KUN: まる.い, まる, まど, まど.か, まろ.やか
circle, yen, round

Stroke: 4 Grade: 1 JLPT: N4 SKIP: 3-2-2 FC: 7722.2


Phrases
コロンブスは地球が丸いと信じていた。
Parts: 地球 (ちきゅう) 丸い (まるい) 信じる (しんじる)
Columbus believed that the earth was round.

彼が仲裁してその場は丸く収めた。
Parts: (かれ) 仲裁 (ちゅうさい) その場 (そのば) 丸い (まるい) 収める (おさめる)
He intervened and settled the matter peacefully for the time being.