包む

Meanings

1. to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up
2. to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf
3. to conceal (a feeling); to hide
4. to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

Part of speech: godan verb (む), transitive

Kanji

• 包

  Meanings

  wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

  On reading

  ホウ

  Kun reading

  つつ.む、くる.む

  Strokes

  5

Example sentences

• 彼女は贈り物を紙に包んだ。

  She wrapped the present in paper.

  Tatoeba #88153 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• この民族の起源は神秘につつまれている。

  The origins of these people is shrouded in mystery.

  Tatoeba #219470 · CC BY 2.0 FR

• 島は濃い霧に包まれていた。

  The island was enveloped in a thick fog.

  Tatoeba #124318 · CC BY 2.0 FR