5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

Kun'yomi
  • to wrap up ②to cover ③to conceal (a feeling) ④to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
  • to wrap up (in)
On'yomi
  • ホウ
    counter for packaged goods (esp. powdered medicine)
Nanori
  • かね

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

つつ 53.1%
ホウ 46.8%
くる 0.0%

Character Breakdown

wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む ホウ くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ おのれ キ (6th, N1)

Common Words

to wrap up ②to cover ③to conceal (a feeling) ④to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
kitchen knife ②cooking
bundle ②counter for wrapped objects
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References

Unicode hex code 5305
JIS X 0208 1-42-81
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 176
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 572
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2966
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3684
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1880
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2560
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 530
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 569
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1112
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 218
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 369
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2506P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 583
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 804
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 819
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 511
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 377
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 611
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 456
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1013
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 230
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 536
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a5.9
Four corner code 2771.2
De Roo Code 2556