包つつむ

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包む · godan verb (-mu)

Meanings

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Physical action of wrapping something in paper, cloth, or similar material; also used for packing or bundling items together.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Often used in the passive to describe something being covered or enveloped by a substance, atmosphere, or abstract thing like silence or mystery.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

Used for hiding or suppressing emotions, often with 胸に or 心に.

godan verb (-mu), transitive verb

give money in an envelope

Specifically refers to the custom of placing money in a special envelope (e.g., ご祝儀袋 for weddings, 香典袋 for funerals) and presenting it.

〈物もの〉を〈物もの〉で包つつむto wrap something in something (paper, cloth, etc.)
プレゼントをきれいな紙かみで包つつんだ。
I wrapped the present in nice paper.
〈場ば所しょ〉が〈物もの〉に包つつまれるfor a place to be enveloped in something (fog, silence, etc.)
山やま全ぜん体たいが霧きりに包つつまれていた。
The whole mountain was enveloped in fog.
〈事こと〉を胸むねに包つつむto keep a feeling hidden inside oneself
悲かなしみを胸むねに包つつんで笑え顔がおを見みせた。
She kept her sadness locked in her heart and put on a smile.
〈人ひと〉に〈物もの〉を包つつむto give money in a ceremonial envelope to someone
甥おいの結けっ婚こん式しきにご祝しゅう儀ぎを包つつんで渡わたした。
I put money in a gift envelope for my nephew's wedding.

くるむN3sense 1
くるむ often implies wrapping something completely or snugly (like swaddling a baby), while 包む is the broader, more general verb for wrapping.
覆おおうN3sense 2
覆う means to cover or spread over something (like a cloth over a table), whereas 包む implies enclosing an object on all sides, often for protection or presentation.
隠かくすN3sense 3
隠す is the general verb for hiding anything, while 包む in this sense specifically suggests holding a feeling inside without letting it show.
包つつみ込こむ
包む is the plain, neutral verb for wrapping or covering something, while 包み込む adds a sense of thoroughness or gentle, protective enclosure.

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巻まくN3
包む means to wrap something so it is fully covered, like a gift, while 巻く specifically means to wind something around a core or axis, like a scarf around a neck.
含ふくむN3
包む means to wrap or envelop something from the outside, while 含む means to contain something internally as a component.

ほどくN3sense 1
解く means to undo or unwrap something, the reverse action of 包む which is to wrap it up.

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包つつむUsage89%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
つつむUsage11%
裹つつむUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use 包む.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 包 is composed of 勹 (wrap) and 巳 (self), suggesting the idea of enclosing something.