Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

954 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 5

Meaning: wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

Kunyomi: つつ.む くる.む

Onyomi: ホウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: つつみがまえ

Meaning: wrap, embrace

Strokes: 2

Examples

Examples with audio

帯(ほうたい)   bandage

丁(ほうちょう)   kitchen knife, carving knife

装紙(ほうそうし)   wrapping paper

括的な(ほうかつてきな)   comprehensive

囲する(ほういする)   keep under siege, encircle

含する(ほうがんする)   include, implicate

装する(ほうそうする)   pack, wrap

する(こんぽうする)   pack for shipping [v.t.]

む(つつむ)   wrap up, pack

み(つつみ)   bundle, package, parcel, bale

(こづつみ)   parcel, package

Onyomi Examples

ホウカツ inclusion, complete coverage, comprehensiveness

ホウイ siege, encirclement, envelopment, surrounding, besiegement

ナイホウ connotation, comprehension, intension, inclusion, containment within

ヘイホウ closure

Kunyomi Examples

つつむ to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up, to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf, to conceal (a feeling), to hide, to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

くるむ to wrap up, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in