Illustration: At a home kitchen counter, a parent cups both hands around a piece of rice-flour dough, rolling and pressing it into a smooth ball. A rough torn lump rests immediately beside the working hands, while several finished round dumplings sit on a shallow tray.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

丸まるめる

marumeru

to make round, to roll up

Example sentences

猫ねこは背中せなかを丸まるめた。
The cat arched its back.
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生地きじを丸まるめましょう。
Form the dough into a ball.
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紙かみをくしゃくしゃに丸まるめたり、びりびりに破やぶったりする遊あそびは、子供こどもの創造力そうぞうりょくを高たかめます。
Playing, such as crumpling paper into a ball or tearing into pieces, helps develop children’s creativity.
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Kanji in 丸

丸round; full (month)OnガンKunまる・まるめる・まるい

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