The Japaneese word for "circle".
The maru is the equivalent of a check mark; it indicates correct answers, decisions, etc.
The opposite is batsu, or "X".
If you want to draw Kirby, you need to start with a maru.

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In Kirby's Dream Land 3, you need to get a maru three times to pass the minigames. If you make a mistake, you'll get a batsu and fail.
by kaminarikid July 09, 2009
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the coolest cat on youtube; who likes boxes even when he can't fit inside them.
"Maru loves his box."
"Did you see Maru trying to get in that box? Crazy cat."
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A racial slur ususally reserved for someone of Asian descent.
That guy is good at math, he must be a maru.
by Harmin June 09, 2006
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An Asian racial slur, popular use in the midwest.
Look at those slit eyes, I bet that maru eats a lot of rice.
by Harmin June 11, 2006
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The Bokononist ritual of the mingling of awarenesses. Involves pressing the bare soles of the feet against another's with closed eyes. Bokononism is the fictional religion based on lies from the 1963 novel 'Cat's Cradle' by Kurt Vonnegut.
'I find it hard to talk to you,' he said. 'Boko-maru would help,' she suggested.
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