JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 包: "wrap, pack up, cover"
The kanji 包 means "wrap, pack up, cover, conceal". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ホウ in on'yomi and つつ.む, くる.む in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つつ.むくる.む
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | wrap, pack up, cover, conceal |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 954 of 2,501 |
Common words with 包
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 包むto wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up · to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf
- 包み込むenvelopper entièrement, envelopper avec soin
- 身を包むto wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
- 包丁kitchen knife · cooking; food
- 包みbundle; package; parcel · counter for wrapped objects
- 包帯bandage; dressing
- 包囲siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding
- 包まるto be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
- 内包connotation; comprehension; intension · inclusion; containment within
- 包囲網encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
- 包み隠すto conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
- 包装packing; wrapping
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