○

See also: ◯ [U+25EF LARGE CIRCLE], ⚬ [U+26AC MEDIUM SMALL WHITE CIRCLE], ∘ [U+2218 RING OPERATOR], and Appendix:Variations of "o"

○ U+25CB, ○
WHITE CIRCLE
← ◊
[U+25CA] 		Geometric Shapes ◌ →
[U+25CC]
￮ U+FFEE, ￮
HALFWIDTH WHITE CIRCLE
[unassigned: U+FFEF–U+FFF8]
← ￭
[U+FFED] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms →
[U+FFF9]

⭕ U+2B55, ⭕
HEAVY LARGE CIRCLE
← ⭔
[U+2B54] 		Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows ⭖ →
[U+2B56]

Translingual

Etymology

A generic circle shape.

Symbol

○

  1. A female family member in a family tree. Compare □ (“a male family member in a family tree”).
  2. 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
  3. 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.

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

Noun

○ (hiragana まる, rōmaji maru)

  1. circle
  2. correct, check mark, good

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Symbol

○ (hiragana まる, rōmaji maru)

  1. a symbol used to thinly censor or obscure part of a term
    Micr○soft
    Micr*soft
    ち○ぽ
    chi*po
    pe**s
    • 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
      dickheadと同じく、「チン○コ頭」の意味。

Usage notes
  • Often used to obscure a vulgar word, or to obscure trademarks or copyrighted terms or names. The term being targeted is usually easily recognized and purposely poorly obscured. For example, see the quotation above where a word is simultaneously censored as both チ○ポコ and チン○コ.

See also
  • 〇: kanji zero
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