what does the japanese word maru mean in english
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title: Japanese ship-naming conventions text: Japanese ship-naming conventions Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word "maru" at the end (meaning "circle"), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals. The word is often attached to Japanese ship names. The first ship known to follow this practice was the "Nippon Maru", flagship of "daimyō" Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 16th century fleet. Several theories purport to explain this practice: Today many commercial and private ships are still named using this convention. When the Imperial Japanese Navy title: Marui text: Marui In 2003–4 the company generated US$2.75 billion in revenues. Its president is Tadao Aoi. The company's name (丸井) is a combination of the name of its predecessor's parent company "Maru-ni" (丸二) and the name of its president "Ao-i" (青井). The name of the department store is customarily written in Japanese as "マルイ", in katakana lettering. The department store's famously ambiguous present-day logo is a symbol resembling "○I○I", and read "marui". The Japanese symbol "○" (not to be confused with the Latin letter "O" or "o") is read "maru", meaning "circle" or "zero". The symbol "I" ostensibly represents the numeral title: Japanese ship-naming conventions text: aircraft carrier named "Hayataka". This was a misreading of the characters 隼鷹 in kun-yomi, while they in this case are properly read in on-yomi as "Junyō". Accordingly, many US documents refer to the carrier as "Hayataka" or its class as the "Hayataka" class. Japanese ship-naming conventions Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word "maru" at the end (meaning "circle"), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals. The word is often attached to Japanese ship names. The title: Marui text: Japanese, English, French, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The shopping site offers Japanese street fashion and traditional goods while their LiveJ information site provides information on fashion, culture and visual kei music. Marui In 2003–4 the company generated US$2.75 billion in revenues. Its president is Tadao Aoi. The company's name (丸井) is a combination of the name of its predecessor's parent company "Maru-ni" (丸二) and the name of its president "Ao-i" (青井). The name of the department store is customarily written in Japanese as "マルイ", in katakana lettering. The department store's famously ambiguous present-day logo is a symbol resembling "○I○I", and title: Maruchan text: industry leader in North America, alongside other instant noodle brands such as Top Ramen and Sapporo Ichiban. Maruchan is a Japanese word composed of two parts, maru and chan. Maru means round, as in the shape of a ball or a happy child’s face. In Japanese, round has a connotation of friendliness. The word chan is an honorific suffix, used affectionately for a child or as a term of endearment. Flavors include: Maruchan Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd of Tokyo, Japan, founded on March 28, 1953, is a consumer packaged foods company in Japan. Toyo Suisan’s effort to become an international