大丸

大丸

"大丸" (Daimaru) typically refers to a Japanese department store chain or can mean "large circle" depending on context.

Here, '大丸' refers to the name of a specific department store.

大丸で買い物をしました。

I shopped at Daimaru.

In this sentence, '大丸' is used to refer to a historical tool or concept (circle mark).

江戸時代の商人が大丸を使って荷物を運びました。

Merchants in the Edo period used 'daimaru' to transport goods.

Here, '大丸' is used to refer to a circle sign, typically symbolic or conceptual.

その記号は大丸として知られています。

That symbol is known as 'Daimaru'.