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○ U+25CB, ○
WHITE CIRCLE
← ◊
 		Geometric Shapes ◌ →
￮ U+FFEE, ￮
HALFWIDTH WHITE CIRCLE
← ￭
 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms →
◯ U+25EF, ◯
LARGE CIRCLE
← ◮
 		Geometric Shapes ◰ →
⭕ U+2B55, ⭕
HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE
← ⭔
 		Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows ⭖ →

Translingual

Etymology

A generic circle shape.

Symbol

○

  1. A female family member in a family tree.
    Antonym: □
  2. (phonetics) an unidentifiable/indeterminate segment
  3. A circled number ①, ②, ③, etc. represents the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. item.
    • 2013, Emily Laurence Baker, Slow New Forest: Local, characterful guides to Britain's special places (in English), Bradt Travel Guides, →ISBN, page 109:
      ④ New Forest Wildlife Park
      Deerleap Lane, Ashurst SO41 4UH Ⓣ 023 […] Ⓦ www.newforestwildlifepark.co.uk
  4. A circled letter Ⓐ, Ⓑ, Ⓒ, etc. represents the Ath, Bth, Cth, etc. item.
    • 2004, Faye Berryman, Philip O'Carroll, Fitzroy Word Skills 3 Answer Book (Stories 21-30) (in English), Lai Lai Book Company, →ISBN, page 75:
      Fill each gap below. Use the word from the story.
      Ⓐ It seemed that she just didn't like her toys.
      Ⓑ But her mum answered, “I don't have time...”
      Ⓒ I really like talking.
  5. (chemistry, obsolete) oxygen (Daltonian symbol)
  6. (go) a white stone
    Antonym: ●

See also

  • Circled letters:
    • Ⓐ (“the symbol of anarchism”)
    • Ⓣ (“indicates a phone number”)
    • Ⓦ (“indicates a website”)
    • Ⓧ (“indicates the last date at which the item must be sold at a fixed price under saihan seido, Japan's resale price maintenance system”)
    • Ⓨ (“indicates the first date at which the item must be sold at a fixed price under saihan seido, Japan's resale price maintenance system”)
  • Intellectual property symbols:
    • © (“copyright symbol”)
    • ℗ (“sound recording copyright symbol”)
    • ® (“registered trademark symbol”)

Japanese

Etymology

Directly from 丸 'circle, circular'.

Noun

○(まる) 

  1. circle
  2. correct, check mark, good

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Symbol

○(まる) or ○(なに) 

  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‎, Joho Center Publishing, →ISBN, page 122:
        prick………チ○ポコ
        prickhead………バカ野郎
        prick………チ○ポコ
        prickhead………バカ野郎
        dickheadと同じく、「チン○コ頭」の意味。

See also

  • 〇 (“zero”, an alternative for 零)
  • ほにゃらら (a possible pronunciation for a blanked-out word, such as in ○○が好き above)
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