包む (くるむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

包む (くるむ) means to wrap / to cover / to envelop.

See example sentences below.

包む at a glance

包む

くるむkurumu

N1verb

to wrap / to cover / to envelop

包むくるむkurumuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to wrap / to cover / to envelop

Example 1

赤ちゃんを毛布で包む。

Translation

Wrap the baby in a blanket.

Example 2

プレゼントをきれいに包んだ。

Translation

I neatly wrapped the present.