包装|ほうそうhousou[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbpacking; wrapping
    Food packaging reduces spoilage.
Conjugation
Dictionary form包装する(ほうそうする)
Polite (masu)包装します(ほうそうします)
Negative (nai)包装しない(ほうそうしない)
polite (masen)包装しません(ほうそうしません)
classical zu / nu包装せず・包装せぬ(ほうそうせず・ほうそうせぬ)
Past (ta)包装した(ほうそうした)
polite (mashita)包装しました(ほうそうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)包装しなかった(ほうそうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)包装しませんでした(ほうそうしませんでした)
Te form包装して(ほうそうして)
Potential包装できる(ほうそうできる)
Passive包装される(ほうそうされる)
Causative包装させる(ほうそうさせる)
Causative passive包装させられる(ほうそうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)包装すれば(ほうそうすれば)
tara包装したら(ほうそうしたら)
Volitional包装しよう(ほうそうしよう)
polite (mashou)包装しましょう(ほうそうしましょう)
Imperative包装しろ(ほうそうしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym梱包こんぽうNeutralPacking and crating goods for shipping, as in 「梱包材」; leans toward freight and logistics, while 「包装」 suggests the outer wrapping of a product.
  • Synonym荷造りにづくりNeutralPacking up luggage or belongings, as in 「引っ越しの荷造り」; associated with moving house and travel rather than wrapping goods.
  • SynonymパッキングNeutralLoanword for packing a suitcase or, in engineering, packing material or a gasket; leans toward travel packing.
  • Related荷拵えにごしらえNeutralBundling and tying up luggage for transport; an old-fashioned word rarely heard in modern Japanese.
  • Antonym開封かいふうNeutralOpening or unsealing a letter, parcel, or product; the opposite of 「包装」, which covers wrapping things up.
  • Antonym裸のままNeutralLeaving something bare and unwrapped; the opposite of 「包装」.

Use 「包装」 for wrapping a product's outer packaging, as in 「包装紙」. For crating goods for shipment pick 「梱包」, for packing luggage 「荷造り」 or the loanword 「パッキング」; 「開封」 and 「裸のまま」 are its opposites.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 物品ぶっぴんに上包うわづつみをかけること。
  2. 荷造にづくりをすること。
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