包
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
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
20 of 155- 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
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.