Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up.
  2. to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf. Usu. in the passive.
  3. to conceal (a feeling), to hide.
  4. to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
包む つつむ
 
裹む つつむ

Contained Kanji 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)