○

まる

Also written 〇

Meanings

1. Noun circle (sometimes used for zero) See also: 丸 (まる).
2. "correct"; "good" (when marking a test, homework, etc.) See also: 二重丸 (にじゅうまる).
3. *; _ (placeholder used to censor individual characters or indicate a space to be filled in) See also: 〇〇 (まるまる).
4. Noun period; full stop See also: 句点 (くてん).
5. handakuten (diacritic) See also: 半濁点 (はんだくてん).

Words containing ○

• ○× (まるばつ) circle and cross
• ○×ゲーム (まるばつゲーム) tic-tac-toe

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