JLPT N3 · Verb

含む (fukumu)

含む (ふくむ, fukumu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to contain; to comprise”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふくむ
Romaji: fukumu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to contain; to comprise; to have; to hold; to include · godan verb, transitive
to hold in the mouth · godan verb, transitive
to bear in mind; to understand; to harbor (grudge, etc.); to harbour · godan verb, transitive
to express (emotion, etc.); to imply · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

このビタミン剤は栄養分を豊富に含んでいる。

The vitamin pill contains abundant nutrition.

Tatoeba #223280

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

Conjugation of 含む

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	含む	ふくむ fukumu
Polite (~masu)	含みます	ふくみます fukumimasu
Negative	含まない	ふくまない fukumanai
Polite negative	含みません	ふくみません fukumimasen
Past	含んだ	ふくんだ fukunda
Polite past	含みました	ふくみました fukumimashita
Negative past	含まなかった	ふくまなかった fukumanakatta
Te-form	含んで	ふくんで fukunde
Potential	含める	ふくめる fukumeru
Passive	含まれる	ふくまれる fukumareru
Causative	含ませる	ふくませる fukumaseru
Volitional	含もう	ふくもう fukumou
Imperative	含め	ふくめ fukume
Conditional (~ba)	含めば	ふくめば fukumeba

Kanji in 含む

含

contain, include, hold in the mouthガン・ふく.む・ふく.める · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 含む.

含めるふくめるto include (in a group or scope)

Source: JMdict entry 1216880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.