Meaning
- quite
- entirely
- completely
All JLPT 3 grammar : 丸で（まるで, maru de）, quite; entirely; completely; at all, [Adverb]
Usually written using kana alone
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| まるで、沈む船から逃げるネズミみたいね。 | It’s just like rats leaving a sinking ship. |
| まるでそれが正しい英語の証左かのように。 | Just as if that was proof that that English was correct. |
| 商店街に入ると、陽菜はまるでおのぼりさんのようにキョロキョロ辺りを見回した。 | As we entered the shopping district Haruna’s gaze darted about, just like she was a rustic from the hills, as she looked over the area. |
| 正直なところ、その当時の僕は血縁がどうとか、続柄がどうとか、そういう話はまるで理解出来ちゃいなかった。 | Truthfully, at that time, I didn’t have the first idea about such talk: family links, blood relations or whatever. |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| 沈む | shizumu | to sink, to go under |
| 船 | fune | ship, boat |
| 逃げる | nigeru | to escape, to run away |
| 語 | go | language |
| 正 | sei | true, regular |
| 正しい | tadashii | right, correct |
| 英語 | eigo | English |
| 左 | hidari | left, left hand side |
| 街 | gai | … street; … quarter; … district |
| 商店街 | shoutengai | shopping district; shopping street; downtown |
| 辺り | atari | neighborhood, nearby |
| 回 | kai | counter for occurrences |
| 入る | hairu | to enter, to go into |
| 当時 | touji | at that time, in those days |
| 柄 | e | handle, grip |
| 縁 | fuchi | rim, edge, brink |
| 直 | nao | straight, ordinary, common |
| 理解 | rikai | understanding, comprehension |
| 正直 | shoujiki | honesty, integrity |
| 僕 | boku | I, me |
| 血 | chi | blood |
| どう | dou | how, in what way, how about |
| 話 | hanashi | talk, speech, chat |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 船 | セン | ふね, ふな- | ship, boat |
| 逃 | トウ | に.げる, に.がす, のが.す | escape, flee, evade |
| 語 | ゴ | かた.る, かた.らう | word, speech, language |
| 左 | サ,シャ | ひだり | left |
| 英 | エイ | はなぶさ | England, hero |
| 正 | セイ,ショウ | ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ | correct, justice |
| 見 | ケン | み.る, み.える, み.せる | see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible |
| 入 | ニュウ,ジュ | い.る, -い.る, -い.り | enter, insert |
| 店 | テン | みせ, たな | store, shop |
| 回 | カイ,エ | まわ.る, -まわ.る, -まわ.り | -times, round |
| 商 | ショウ | あきな.う | make a deal, selling |
| 陽 | ヨウ | ひ | sunshine, daytime |
| 時 | ジ | とき, -どき | time, hour |
| 来 | ライ,タイ | く.る, きた.る, きた.す | come, due, next, cause, become |
| 出 | シュツ,スイ | で.る, -で, だ.す | exit, leave, go out, come out, put out |
| 話 | ワ | はな.す, はなし | tale, talk |
| 理 | リ | ことわり | logic, reason |
| 直 | チョク,ジキ,ジカ | ただ.ちに, なお.す, -なお.す | straightaway, repair |
| 解 | カイ,ゲ | と.く, と.かす, と.ける | explanation, solve |
| 当 | トウ | あ.たる, あ.たり, あ.てる | hit, right, appropriate |
| 続 | ゾク,ショク,コウ,キョウ | つづ.く, つづ.ける, つぐ.ない | continue, series |
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