N45/566

つつ

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up
  • to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf
  • to conceal (a feeling), to hide
  • to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

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Example sentences

プレゼントをかみつつ

I wrap the present in paper.

ははあかちゃんを毛布もうふつつんだ

My mother wrapped the baby in a blanket.

このまちきりつつまれている

This town is enveloped in fog.

彼女かのじょかなしみをこころなかつつんで笑顔えがおせた。

She concealed her sadness in her heart and showed a smile.

結婚式けっこんしきにいくらつつめばいいか、友達ともだちいてみた。

I asked a friend how much I should give as a wedding gift.