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丸を付ける (まるをつける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

丸まるを付つける

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

mark a correct answer with a circle

Used when grading or checking answers, typically by drawing a circle around or next to a correct item. Often implies a simple right/wrong marking.

先せん生せいがテストの正ただしい答こたえに丸まるを付つけた。
The teacher circled the correct answers on the test.
解かい答とうを確かく認にんして、合あって

いる

もの

に

丸まる

を

付つ

け

て

ください

。

Please check the answers and circle the correct ones.

Written forms

丸まるを付つける
Standard kanji spelling for the phrase.
まるを付つける
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 丸 is not needed.

Kanji

丸round, full (month), perfection
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

丸まる
丸 is the noun meaning 'circle' or 'correct mark'; 丸を付ける is the verb phrase meaning 'to circle (as correct)'.
バツを付つける
バツを付ける means 'to mark with an X (as incorrect)', the opposite action.

Etymology

Phrase composed of 丸 (circle, often used as a correct mark) + を (object marker) + 付ける (to attach, to apply). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the practice of circling correct answers is common in Japanese education.