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くるむ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
包む
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Readings : くるむ    つつむ   
包む can be read in 2 ways: つつむ (70%), くるむ (30%).
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
2. to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by  (this meaning is restricted to reading つつむ)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 186,928 which gives a rank of 142
包む is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 52,000 (about 8,670,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1714 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 6514
• One of the 1240 words included in the Genki textbooks
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
たいき
大気
ちきゅう
地球
つつ
んでいる

The atmosphere surrounds the earth.
その
じけん
事件
いま
なおなぞ
つつ
まれている

The affair is still wrapped in mystery.
かのじょ
彼女
おく
もの
かみ
つつ
んだ

She wrapped some gifts in paper.
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くるむ
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 138,000 (about 669,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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つつむ
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 150,000 (about 550,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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裹む
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Reading : つつむ   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 58,900 results)
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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カ    result   はたす to carry out   は end, extremity   はてる to come to an end   
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デン   た rice field   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
lid
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