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See also: ◌⃝, [U+26AC MEDIUM SMALL WHITE CIRCLE], [U+2218 RING OPERATOR], [U+274D SHADOWED WHITE CIRCLE], and Appendix:Variations of "o"

U+25CB, ○
WHITE CIRCLE

[U+25CA]
Geometric Shapes
[U+25CC]

Translingual

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Design

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A generic circle shape.

Symbol

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  1. (geometry) a circle
  2. A female family member in a family tree.
    Coordinate term:
  3. (phonetics) An unidentifiable or indeterminate segment.
  4. (chemistry, obsolete) Oxygen (Daltonian symbol).
  5. (go) A white stone.
    Antonym:

Japanese

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Etymology

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Directly from (まる) (maru, circle).

Noun

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(まる) (maru

  1. circle
  2. correct, check mark, good

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Derived terms

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Symbol

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(まる) or (なに) (maru or nani

  1. Placeholder for a kanji or kana.
    1. Used to indicate a space to be filled in.
      ○○が好き
      ______ ga suki
      to like ______
    2. Used to censor or obscure individual characters.
      セッ○ス
      sekkusu
      s*x (sex)
      創○○会
      Sōka Gakkai
      S*k* Gak*i (Soka Gakkai)
      Micr○soft
      Micr*soft
      ち○ぽ
      chi*po
      d**k
      • 2004, 榎本年弥, 旅の指さし会話帳7 オーストラリア: オーストラリア英語[1], Joho Center Publishing, →ISBN, page 122:
        prick………チポコ
        prickhead………バカ野郎
        dickheadと同じく、「チンコ頭」の意味。

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