noun, noun, used as a suffix
fishball; meatball
Used for small round food items, especially in Chinese cuisine. Often appears as a suffix in compound names like 魚丸 (fishball) or 肉丸 (meatball).
このスープには魚丸が入っている。
This soup has fishballs in it.
肉丸は中華料理でよく使われる。
Meatballs are often used in Chinese cuisine.
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Refers to a small round medicinal pill. The cross-reference to 丸薬 (pill) suggests this is a bound or abbreviated form used in compounds.
See also: 丸薬
「丸薬」の「丸」は小さな丸い薬を指す。
The 丸 in 丸薬 refers to a small round pill.
丸薬 is the full word for 'pill', while 丸 alone is a bound form or abbreviation used in compounds.
The kanji 丸 means 'round' or 'circle'. The reading がん is a Sino-Japanese on'yomi, used in compounds to refer to small round objects.