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まるで

N3
marude
  1. quite
  2. entirely
  3. completely
adverb

Also written 丸で

Chinese meanings

简直像;完全

Examples

  • まるで夢ゆめを見みているようだよ。
    I feel as if I were dreaming.
    简直像在做梦。
  • ぼくにはまるでその理り由ゆうがわからない。
    I have no idea why it is so.
    我完全不明白原因。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('b556900c26'); // まるで
{
  "id": "b556900c26",
  "word": "まるで",
  "reading": "まるで",
  "romaji": "marude",
  "meanings": [
    "quite",
    "entirely",
    "completely"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "adv"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1216280,
  "other_forms": [
    "丸で"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "まるで夢を見ているようだよ。",
      "furigana": "まるで{夢|ゆめ}を{見|み}ているようだよ。",
      "en": "I feel as if I were dreaming.",
      "tatoeba_id": 158843
    },
    {
      "ja": "ぼくにはまるでその理由がわからない。",
      "furigana": "ぼくにはまるでその{理由|りゆう}がわからない。",
      "en": "I have no idea why it is so.",
      "tatoeba_id": 196390
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "56f1ad4a0b7239f95527f229b8b449362adde86471b320317d668829749eb609",
    "meanings": [
      "简直像",
      "完全"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "まるで夢を見ているようだよ。",
        "zh": "简直像在做梦。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "ぼくにはまるでその理由がわからない。",
        "zh": "我完全不明白原因。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/b556900c26",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1216280; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "582a16e7ca1783c0418fc8cbb14a2c625301808f66df54ddd4fc5516317f8d08"
  }
}