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丸ごと (まるごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I ate a whole fish, bones and all.
This book is worth memorizing in its entirety.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 丸まる ごと 食た べる to eat something whole (without cutting or peeling)
You can eat these cherry tomatoes whole, skin and all.
〈 物もの 〉 を 丸まる ごと 使つか う to use the entirety of something without discarding parts
I made soup using the whole fish.
〈 物もの 〉 を 丸まる ごと 飲の み 込こ む to swallow something whole
The snake swallowed the mouse whole.
〈 事こと 〉 を 丸まる ごと 覚おぼ える to memorize something in its entirety
The teacher told us to memorize this whole passage.
〈 物もの 〉 を 丸まる ごと 冷れい 凍とう する to freeze something whole, without cutting it up first
I froze the whole daikon radish without cutting it.
Kanji 丸 round, full (month), perfection Related words 全部 simply means 'all' or 'the whole amount', while 丸ごと emphasizes the unbroken, undivided state of the object.
丸々 and 丸ごと both mean 'wholly, entirely' and share the root 丸, but 丸々 is more often used for abstract completeness (e.g. 丸々一日) while 丸ごと stresses a physical object kept whole.
そっくり can mean 'entirely' but often implies a perfect copy or resemblance; 丸ごと focuses on the physical wholeness of a single item.
Don't confuse with そのまま means 'as it is, unchanged', while 丸ごと specifically means 'whole, in one complete piece' rather than merely 'without alteration'.
丸ごと means 'whole, uncut, in one piece' (as with food or objects), while 丸々 more often modifies a quantity, duration, or shape and is not tied to physical wholeness of an item.
Written forms 丸まる ごと
Standard kanji-kana spelling; usually written in kana.
丸まる 事ごと
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not recommended for learners.
丸まる 毎ごと
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; not recommended for learners.
Etymology Compound of 丸 (まる, 'round, whole') and ごと ('together with, including'). The ごと element is a suffix meaning 'in its entirety' or 'as a whole', also seen in words like 皮ごと (with the skin on).
