Quick answer
包 is the kanji for "Wrap". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is つつ.む (tsutsumu). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Wrap
Also : Cover · Enclose
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
5 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 包 represents 'WRAP'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of wrap.
On-reading: ほう — remember this sound by associating it with wrap. Kun-reading: つつ.む.
Example Sentences
大切な品物を丁寧に包んで、プレゼントしました。
たいせつなしなものをていねいにつつんで、ぷれぜんとしました。
I carefully wrapped the precious item and gave it as a gift.
温かい雰囲気に包まれながら、家族全員で食事をしました。
あたたかいふんいきにつつまれながら、かぞくぜんいんでしょくじをしました。
Wrapped in a warm atmosphere, the whole family had a meal together.
Vocabulary using 包
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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