まるで

Japanese

Hiragana	modern	まるで
Hiragana	historical	まるで
Kanji	丸で

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まるで [màrúdé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝde̞]

Adverb

まるで (rōmaji marude)

entirely, quite; completely; just like, so to speak, as though, as if
まるで夢 (ゆめ)を見 (み)ているようだ。
Marude yume o mite iru yō da.
It felt as if I were dreaming.
- 2003, Enrico Maxwell- page 76 in Chapter 42 ("Aubird Force") of Hellsing volume 6
  まるで煉獄 (れんごく)。
  Marude rengoku.
  Just like purgatory.

Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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