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包

wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes5

Readings

On'yomi

  • ホウ

Kun'yomi

  • つつ.む
  • くる.む

Nanori

  • お
  • かね

Meaning

包 centers on enclosing something completely: wrapping, packing up, covering, or concealing an object within a surrounding layer.

Most common words using 包

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  • 包むつつむ
    N4

    to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up

  • 包むくるむ
    N3

    to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)

  • 包囲ほうい
    N1

    siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement

  • 包丁ほうちょう
    N3

    kitchen knife

  • 包ほう

    counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)

  • 包パオ

    yurt

  • 包装ほうそう
    N2

    packing; wrapping

  • 包みつつみ
    N3

    bundle; package; parcel

  • 包括ほうかつ

    inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness

  • 包茎ほうけい

    phimosis

  • 梱包こんぽう

    packing; crating; packaging

  • 包帯ほうたい
    N3

    bandage; dressing

  • 内包ないほう

    connotation; comprehension; intension

  • 包み込むつつみこむ

    to wrap up

  • 包容ほうよう

    tolerance; magnanimity; comprehension

  • 小包こづつみ
    N3

    parcel; package

  • 包皮ほうひ

    foreskin; prepuce

  • 包含ほうがん

    inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering

  • 包摂ほうせつ

    inclusion; encompassing; connotation

  • 包めるくるめる

    to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble

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Study

Etymology

包 combines 勹 (a wrapping enclosure) with 巳 (a curled shape suggesting something inside), together expressing the idea of wrapping or enclosing.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 勹 is like a wrapping cloth, and the inner 巳 is the object being wrapped. Picture a cloth folded tightly around a small item, covering it completely.

Reading mnemonic

For ホウ, imagine wrapping a precious object in a protective pouch: pouch -> ホウ, and the wrapping keeps it safe.