Meaning of 包む in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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包む, 裹むJLPT 4
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Kana Readingくるむ, つつむ
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Romajikurumu, tsutsumu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `mu` ending
- Meaning
- to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by
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Example Sentences
包む, 裹む, くるむ, つつむ used in context
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そのため、いつも清新な雰囲気に包まれますが、今回もその通りの充実した一日となりました。
For that reason it's always held in a fresh atmosphere, and this time too it was a fulfilling day.
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I have to wrap my sister's dinner in clingfilm.
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Dusk fell over the desert.
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My mother wrapped the sandwiches in paper.
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Could you wrap this separately, please?
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The saleswoman queried as she wrapped the gloves.
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