くるむ・包むkurumu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)

• Synonym包み込むつつみこむNeutralRead つつみこむ: wraps something wholly inside, or figuratively an atmosphere enveloping everything; 「包む（くるむ）」 stresses rolling up to wrap, in blankets or paper.
• Synonym押し包むおしつつむWrittenWritten/formal: envelops by pressing in from all sides, as fog blankets an area; carries a heavier, more oppressive feel than 「包む」.
• Related覆うおおうNeutralCovers or hides a surface; 「包む」 stresses rolling something up inside a wrapping.
• Related取り囲むとりかこむNeutralSurrounds from all sides, as a crowd closing in; 「包む」 wraps a thing up in something.
• Related取り巻くとりまくNeutralMeans standing around someone or something, and by extension fawning over them; 「包む」 is wrapping.
• RelatedめぐるNeutralCircles or goes around — seasons turning, or issues one debates, as in 「〜をめぐって」; unrelated to wrapping.
• Related囲むかこむNeutralMeans surrounding or gathering round, as people seated in a circle; 「包む」 wraps a thing up in something.
• Related囲うかこうNeutralEncloses, hides away, or keeps a mistress; 「包む」 stresses wrapping something up.
• Related巻くまくNeutralWinds or rolls something around; 「包む」 stresses enclosing the whole thing.
• Related包囲ほういWrittenWritten/formal: surrounding from all sides, in military or general contexts; 「包む」 is everyday wrapping.
• Related梱包こんぽうNeutralPacking and crating for shipping; 「包む」 wraps things up in cloth, paper and the like.
• Related囲繞いじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for encircling or surrounding; rare.
• Related覆い隠すおおいかくすNeutralCovers so nothing shows from outside, or covers up and conceals the truth; 「包む」 stresses rolling up to wrap.
• AntonymひらくNeutralOpens or unwraps; the opposite of 「包む」, which closes something up inside a wrapping.
• Antonym広げるひろげるNeutralSpreads or lays things out; the opposite of 「包む」, which rolls them up and wraps them.

To wrap by rolling up, use 「包む」 (くるむ), as in 「赤ちゃんを毛布でくるむ」; for ordinary wrapping or packaging, 「包む」 (つつむ) works too. For covering a surface pick 「覆う」, for packing and crating 「梱包」, and for opening something up 「開く」.

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1. 巻まくようにして包つつむ。