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丸ごと (まるごと) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
adverb
whole ; entirely ; in its entirety
usually written using kana alone
Emphasizes that something is taken or used as a complete unit, without cutting, dividing, or leaving parts out. Often used with verbs like 食べる, 使う, 飲み込む, 覚える.
この 本ほん は 丸まる ごと 暗あん 記き する 価か 値ち が ある 。
This book is worth memorizing in its entirety.
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.
Kanji 丸 round, full (month), perfection Similar words 全ぜん 部ぶ 全部 simply means 'all' or 'the whole amount', while 丸ごと emphasizes the unbroken, undivided state of the object.
そっくり 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.
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).
