包み|つつみtsutsumi[3]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounbundle; package; parcel
    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.
  2. countercounter for wrapped objects
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym小包こづつみNeutralA small parcel, especially one sent by mail, as in 「小包を送る」; 「包み」 is the general word for anything wrapped, with no size implied.
  • SynonymパッケージNeutralA loanword for product packaging or a ready-made set, as in 「パッケージツアー」; it carries a commercial nuance that 「包み」 does not.
  • Synonym包ほうNeutralRead 「ほう」: a counter for packets of powdered medicine and similar items, as in 「一包」; unlike 「包み」 it is not used alone as a noun.
  • Synonym包み物つつみものWrittenWritten/formal prose for something wrapped up; examples are scarce, and everyday speech prefers 「包み」.

Use 「包み」 for anything wrapped or a package in general. Say 「小包」 for a small parcel sent by mail, 「パッケージ」 for commercial product packaging or sets, and 「包」 (ほう) as a counter for packets of powdered medicine and the like.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 包つつんだもの。
  2. 包つつむために用もちいるもの。
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