Last Updated :2026/01/03

Hiragana
まる
Suffix
alt-of alternative morpheme
Japanese Meaning
人名や物の名に付いて、親しみ・可愛らしさ・愛情を表す接尾辞。古風な響きを伴うことが多い。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なまえのあとにつけて、したしみやかわいらしさをあらわすことば。とくにこどもやいぬやねこのなまえにつかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
(后缀)附于人名或物名,表示亲昵、喜爱 / “麻呂”的异体写法,用作爱称后缀
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
(日語後綴)接在人名或物名後,表示親暱、喜愛之意 / 常用於船名、兒童或寵物名稱等作為愛稱語尾
Korean Meaning
사람이나 물건의 이름 뒤에 붙여 애정·친근함을 나타내는 접미사 / 애칭을 만들 때 쓰는 말끝
Vietnamese Meaning
hậu tố gắn vào tên người hoặc vật, biểu thị sự thân thương / hậu tố tên gọi mang sắc thái trìu mến (thường dùng cho tàu, thú cưng, trẻ em)
Tagalog Meaning
hulaping idinadagdag sa pangalan upang ipahayag ang paglalambing / hulapi sa pangalan ng tao o bagay bilang tanda ng pagiging mahal / hulapi para sa palayaw na nagpapakita ng pagkamalapit
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My name is Tanaka-maru.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

我的名字是田中丸。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

我的名字是田中丸。

Korean Translation

제 이름은 다나카마루입니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Tên tôi là Tanakamura.

Tagalog Translation

Ang pangalan ko ay Tanakamaru.

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Alternative spelling of 麻呂 (maru): attaches to names of persons or objects expressing dearness

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Alternative spelling of 麻呂 (maru): attaches to names of persons or objects expressing dearness

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私の名前は田中丸です。

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My name is Tanaka-maru.

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私の名前は田中丸です。

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