丸める
まるめる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Transitive to make round; to roll up; to curl up
- to seduce; to cajole; to explain away See also: 丸め込む (まるめこむ).
- to round off (a fraction)
- to shave (one's head) See also: 頭を丸める (あたまをまるめる).
- to lump together
Kanji
- 丸 round. Read as まるめる.
Example sentences
- 彼はその紙を握りつぶして丸めた。
He crushed the sheet of paper up into a ball. - 紙をくしゃくしゃに丸めたり、びりびりに破ったりする遊びは、子供の創造力を高めます。
Playing, such as crumpling paper into a ball or tearing into pieces, helps develop children's creativity. - 猫は背中を丸めた。
The cat arched its back. - 生地を丸めましょう。
Form the dough into a ball.
Common phrases
- 体を丸める
- 頭を丸める (あたまをまるめる) to be tonsured
- 角を丸める
- 生地を丸める
- 背中を丸める (せなかをまるめる) to hunch one's shoulders
- 大きさに丸める
Related forms
- 丸まる (まるまる) to become rounded (intransitive partner)
Words containing 丸める
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