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Japanese symbol for “plump”

Romaji: marumaru
plump; rotund; chubby

In Japanese, plump is , read (marumaru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-f, vi, vs plump; rotund; chubby
  2. adv, adv-to entirely; completely; wholly

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

round, full (month), perfection
on: ガン
kun: まる、まる.める、まる.い
3 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “plump”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆたか yutakaplump (e.g. breasts); full; ample
ほうまん houmanstout; corpulent; plump
ふとめ futomeplump; somewhat large
こぶとり kobutoriplump
むっちり mutchiriplump; chubby; voluptuous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひのまる hinomarured or gold circle representing the Sun
まるい maruiround; circular; spherical
まるみ marumiroundness; rotundity
だんがん danganbullet; shot; shell
まるごと marugotoin its entirety; whole; wholly

See also: Chinese symbol for “plump”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.