包む

つつむ

To wrap, to cover, to enclose

N4verb·tsutsumu

How to remember it

Echoes 筒 (つつ, tube/sleeve) — enveloping folds closing around something.

Example sentences

  • プレゼントをきれいに包みました。

    プレゼントをきれいにつつみました。

    I wrapped the present beautifully.

  • 母はおにぎりを包んでくれました。

    はははおにぎりをつつんでくれました。

    My mother wrapped the rice balls for me.

Usage

Takes を; also used figuratively for enveloping silence or an atmosphere.

Related words

包み包装風呂敷封筒

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