JLPT N4 · Verb

包む (tsutsumu)

包む (つつむ, tsutsumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to wrap up; to pack”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つつむ
Romaji: tsutsumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up · godan verb, transitive
to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf · godan verb, transitive · usu. in the passive
to conceal (a feeling); to hide · godan verb, transitive
to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

彼女は贈り物を紙に包んだ。

She wrapped the present in paper.

Tatoeba #88153

この民族の起源は神秘につつまれている。

The origins of these people is shrouded in mystery.

Tatoeba #219470

島は濃い霧に包まれていた。

The island was enveloped in a thick fog.

Tatoeba #124318

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 包む

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	包む	つつむ tsutsumu
Polite (~masu)	包みます	つつみます tsutsumimasu
Negative	包まない	つつまない tsutsumanai
Polite negative	包みません	つつみません tsutsumimasen
Past	包んだ	つつんだ tsutsunda
Polite past	包みました	つつみました tsutsumimashita
Negative past	包まなかった	つつまなかった tsutsumanakatta
Te-form	包んで	つつんで tsutsunde
Potential	包める	つつめる tsutsumeru
Passive	包まれる	つつまれる tsutsumareru
Causative	包ませる	つつませる tsutsumaseru
Volitional	包もう	つつもう tsutsumou
Imperative	包め	つつめ tsutsume
Conditional (~ba)	包めば	つつめば tsutsumeba

Kanji in 包む

包

wrap, pack up, coverホウ・つつ.む・くる.む · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 包む.

小包こづつみparcel包みつつみbundle包装ほうそうpacking包帯ほうたいbandage包丁ほうちょうkitchen knife

Source: JMdict entry 1584060 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.