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含む
fukumu
Description
「含む」は、あるものの中に何かが入っていることを表す言葉です。
"含む" is a word that indicates something is inside something else.
「税込み」のように、料金や意味の中にそれが含まれる時によく使います。
It is often used when something is included in a price or meaning, like in "税込み" (tax included).
Meanings
含むfukumu
to contain or include something inside
この値段は税金を含んでいます。
This price includes tax.
含むfukumu
to hold something in one's mouth
水を口に含んで、うがいをした。
I held water in my mouth and gargled.
含むfukumu
to carry a hidden feeling or meaning
彼女の言葉は怒りを含んでいた。
Her words contained anger.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
含む often means naturally containing something, while 含める means to actively include or add it.
- Etymology
含 (contain in mouth/hold) as a native verb read fukumu.
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