Emaki · all 1,500 words

包む

つつむ

to wrap, to pack

Mnemonic

Paper folded right over the thing until none of it is showing, and the ribbon goes on last of all. Tuck つつ ’em む in: つつむ.

Worth knowing

Near 掴む つかむ, to grip, in sound and nothing else.

Built from

wrap
A figure bent right over, drawn folded around whatever it is carrying.

This is one of 1,500 words in Emaki, a free spaced repetition trainer with a written mnemonic on every card.

Study 包む in Emaki

Free, no account needed. Your progress stays in your browser.

Emaki is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Kaishi 1.5k or its authors. The word, reading and meaning come from the Kaishi 1.5k deck, used with their permission. The mnemonic, the note and the kanji breakdown are original work, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.