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Kanji dictionary: 包 (wrap)
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包
Wrap
This kanji has
5
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 4
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
wrap, pack up, cover, conceal
On reading:
ホウ
hō
Kun reading:
つつ-む、くる-む
tsutsu-mu, kuru-mu
Use examples
包容力
ほうようりょく
broad-mindedness
風呂敷で包む
ふろしきでつつむ
wrap ~ in a furoshiki (Japanese wrapping cloth) ☆包む=くるむ
謎に包まれている
なぞにつつまれている
be veiled in mystery
包み紙
つつみがみ
wrapping paper, a wrapper ☆=包装紙(ほうそうし),ラッピングペーパー
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