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まる
1. [n]
《sometimes used for zero》
▶ circle
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 1216250 丸【まる】 1. circle
2. [n]
《when marking a test, homework, etc.》
▶ "correct"
▶ "good"
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1944660 二重丸 1. double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
3. [unc]
《placeholder used to censor individual characters or indicate a space to be filled in》
▶ *
▶ _
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2146000 〇〇 1. symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)
4. [n]
▶ period
▶ full stop
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1244030 句点 1. period; full stop
5. [n]
▶ handakuten (diacritic)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1637780 半濁点 1. handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound



History:
13. A 2022-07-18 23:56:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
12. A* 2022-07-18 21:55:37  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Doesn't refer to the sound itself.
  Diff:
@@ -42,3 +42 @@
-<gloss>maru mark</gloss>
-<gloss>semivoiced sound</gloss>
-<gloss>p-sound</gloss>
+<gloss>handakuten (diacritic)</gloss>
11. A 2021-10-07 19:50:53  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
10. A* 2021-10-07 00:34:53  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/○#Symbol_2
  Comments:
For sense 3, it's used as a symbol, not a noun. Sense 2 can be a noun (e.g. テストで〇をもらう).
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,2 @@
-<gloss>circle (sometimes used for zero)</gloss>
+<s_inf>sometimes used for zero</s_inf>
+<gloss>circle</gloss>
@@ -20,2 +21,4 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1944660">二重丸・にじゅうまる</xref>
-<gloss>correct (when marking)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="1944660">二重丸</xref>
+<s_inf>when marking a test, homework, etc.</s_inf>
+<gloss>"correct"</gloss>
+<gloss>"good"</gloss>
@@ -24,3 +27,5 @@
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<xref type="see" seq="2146000">〇〇・まるまる・1</xref>
-<gloss>symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship)</gloss>
+<pos>&unc;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2146000">〇〇・1</xref>
+<s_inf>placeholder used to censor individual characters or indicate a space to be filled in</s_inf>
+<gloss>*</gloss>
+<gloss>_</gloss>
9. A* 2021-10-04 09:53:27  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Should it use double quotes instead of single quotes, though?
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