Japanese symbol for “sponsored”
丸抱え
まるがかえ
Romaji: marugakae
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
In Japanese, sponsored is 丸抱え, read まるがかえ (marugakae).
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Meanings
- n completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
Written forms: 丸抱え、丸がかえ. Readings: まるがかえ.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日の丸 | ひのまる hinomaru | red or gold circle representing the Sun |
| 丸い | まるい marui | round; circular; spherical |
| 丸み | まるみ marumi | roundness; rotundity |
| 弾丸 | だんがん dangan | bullet; shot; shell |
| 丸ごと | まるごと marugoto | in its entirety; whole; wholly |
| 丸々 | まるまる marumaru | plump; rotund; chubby |
| 抱える | かかえる kakaeru | to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to carry under one's arm |
| 抱え | かかえ kakae | armful |
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.