How to say "parcel" in Japanese

• 包みつつみJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounCovers the general sense of something wrapped or bundled, including a parcel or package. Use it when referring to a wrapped bundle of items without emphasis on it being mailed or delivered.
  彼かれは包つつみを小脇こわきに抱かかえていた。↗

  He held a package under his arm.
• 小包こづつみJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounSpecifically means a parcel or package, typically a small one sent through the mail or by delivery. Choose this when the parcel is something dispatched to a recipient rather than just any wrapped bundle.
  この小包こづつみを船便せんびんで送おくってください。↗

  Please send this parcel by surface mail.

Both words mean a wrapped parcel or package; use 「包み」 for a bundle or package in general, and 小包 when you specifically mean a small parcel sent by post or delivery.

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• 包みつつみbundle
• 小包こづつみparcel
• 小荷物こにもつparcel
• 郵便小包ゆうびんこづつみparcel
• 小包郵便物こづつみゆうびんぶつparcel (to be sent by post)
• パケットpacket
• 一筆いっぴつparcel (of land)